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Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone.

A vertebrate has a 'vertebra' - a backbone

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What are all animals with backbones classified as?

vertebrates


What are 2 main types of animals?

The two main types of animals are vertebrates, and invertebrates. This is classified as animals with a back bone (vertebrates), and animals without a back bone (invertebrates).


Animals with backbones are classified as?

Animals with backbones are classified as vertebrates. Vertebrates include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. They are characterized by having a spinal column or backbone to which the skull and limbs are articulated.


How in vertebrate animals classified?

Vertebrates are animals with a backbone (a.k.a a spine) we are vertebrates and so are the rest of the mammal kingdom. Invertebrates are animals without a backbone like crustacean (Crabs) and Arachne and insects.


Is a cow a invertebrate or a vertebrate?

Vertebrates are animals with backbones. This applies to all mammals. Therefore, cows are classified as vertebrates.


Vertebrates beginning with a-z?

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Is fish a animal?

Yes, fish are animals. They are part of the animal kingdom and are classified as aquatic vertebrates.


Are birds vertebrates or invertebrates?

Birds have an internal skeleton and a backbone so they are all, regardless of species classified as vertebrates.As you may already know, vertebrates are animals with backbones and invertebrates are animals without. So, as obvious, birds are considered vertebrates. They are other types of vertebrates. Such as: mammals, amphibians, fishes and reptiles. All birds are vertebrates, meaning that they have a backbone.Vertebrate means having a backbone. Birds have backbones, so they are vertebrates.


What is the defining feature used to separate animals in groups?

animals are separated commonly using two vast categories- vertebrates and invertebrates. invertebrates are further classified into many categories like arthropoda, arachnida, coelentreta,etc. vertebrates are classified in order as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds(aves), and mammals.


Vertebrates are classified under the Phylum chordata?

Yes, vertebrates are classified under the phylum Chordata. This phylum includes animals with a notochord, a hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some point in their life cycle. Vertebrates are characterized by having a backbone or spinal column.


What kind of animals have vertebrates?

The question is not worded properly. It should be "What kind of animals are vertebrates". I recently answered this question with what I know was the correct answer so why is it being asked again?


How did Aristotle subdivied his two groups?

Aristotle subdivided his two groups of animals based on their blood. He classified animals as either having blood (vertebrates) or not having blood (invertebrates).