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Vertebrates

Vertebrates belong to the subphylum Vertebrata – the largest subphylum of chordates containing several groups of large land animals including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes. Vertebrates have spinal columns and backbones. There are now around 58,000 species of vertebrates.

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Which came first invertebrates or vertebrates?

Vertebrates came first... all of those other creatures are vertebrates..

prior to the evolution of the spine (vertebrae) there were no fish, reptiles, mammals birds... nothing like them..

Is a cockroach a vertebrate?

A Cockroach is an Invertebrate because it doesnt have a back bone

Are termites a vertebrate?

yes, termites are parasites.
A termite is a parasite because it strictly lives by burrowing into its preferred host - wood. It derives everything it needs to survive from wood and damages the wood over time, meeting the definition of parasite. []
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What are warm blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur?

vertebrates which can maintain their body temperature and do not change their body temperature according to the external environment are called as warm blooded animals such as mammals and birds:.)

What adaptations allowed the vertebrates to evolve into land animals?

growing of legs, change of breathing system (gills removed, ect), easy way of getting round. Able to eat prey (food) that live on land ect..

What is the major difference between vertebrates and non-vertebrates?

The major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates is that vertebrates have a back bone and invertebrates don't

Are owls vertebrates?

Yes, an owl is a bird with an internal skeleton and a backbone consistant with the vertebrate classification.
Yes, an owl is a bird and birds are one of the 5 big groups of animals that have a backbone & skull. The 5 big groups of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. For an illustration of an owl skeleton, visit the owlpages at http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=articles-Owl+Physiology-Skeleton-01 .

What is the Strong evidence for the common ancestry of all vertebrates is?

The strong evidence for the common ancestry of all vertebrates is THE SIMILARITY OF THEIR EMBRYOLOGICAL STAGES.

Is a koala invertebrate or a vertebrate?

Like all mammals, koalas are vertebrates because they have a spine and internal skeleton.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

What vertebrate group does a kangaroo belong to?

A Kangeroo is a Marsupial (Marsupialia), and comes from the class Mammalia (Mammal). They come from the Genus Macropus, in this group are 14 species; which includes Kangeroos, Wallaroos and wallabies.

Is a crow bird a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Crows are birds and, like all birds, they are vertebrates because they have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

What vertebrate is a dog?

Yes, dogs have backbones and are classified as vertebrates.

Yes, they are- they have spines.

Yes

Yes a dog is a vertebrate because they have a backbone and that is how and why they have the ability to stand on their four feet and walk around not hop or something else like that

What are the two groups of vertebrates?

There are five groups of vertebrates; fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

What are some advantages invertebrates have over vertebrates?

Some very great advantages of being invertebrate animals are that the flexibility that the animal may have also some of the advantages are the things and speed of these animals .

Can vertebrates walk?

No, some invertebrates crawl, like worms do. Some invertebrates stay in one spot, like sponges. Some invertebrates, like jellyfish or some other cnidarians, just float in the water. Some walk, too. Like arthropods, which are crabs and crayfish and spiders. The invertebrates that do swim are water striders, or water spiders.

Is a boa constrictor a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

veterbrate.

It has an internal skeleton.

Invertebrates have no internal skeleton

A vertebrates backbone is part of what internal skeleton?

Ventral nerve cord, vertebra, dorsal nerve cord, and notocord.

The most successful vertebrates are the?

I would say that birds are the most successful, but mammals are right up there, too. Another way to look at it . . . mammals survived when most dinosaurs did not. Birds, on the other hand, ARE modern dinosaurs of the class Therosaura.

This is like trying to answer the old question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"

Is a goose a vertebrate?

Yes a goose is a vertebrate and it is not an invertebrate