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Humans, birds, and fish all have a notochord that is replaced by a vertebral column as the body develops.

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Q: Why fish and birds are kept in the same phylum?
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Is a shark considered a reptile?

No, not even close! To give you an idea (the most widely used) scientific classification hierarchy is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species. Animals in different Kingdoms are the least similar with animals of the same species being the same. Sharks are from the Phylum Chondrichthyes, Reptiles the Phylum Chordata (humans also belong to the Phylum Chordata) and so are very different


Why birds and moths do not belong to the same phylum?

Moths are arthropods because they have jointed legs and a chitin exoskeleton and birds are chordata because they have a backbone and nervous system.


Which organ systems are shared by both fish and birds?

a organ systems are shared by both fish and birds because they have the same respiratory system, nervous system and reproductive system.


If humans are called mammals what are fish?

They are birds. mammals are covered with hair and give live birth and feed them from mammary glands (cows, people, cats, dogs, horses, etc). birds lay eggs and feed their young with bugs and worms.Mammals and birds are both in the same phylum (Chordata) because they share common characteristics such as the mineralization of their vertebral column, a distinct region of the head where the senses are mainly perceived and have a closed circulatory system such like ours with a ventral beating heart. Birds are in the class Aves and mammals are in their own separate class, Mammalia.bird are not mamals, they are birds.


What animal group is fish?

Most fish (the ones with gills and fins) are vertebrates.

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What is the phlyum of freshwater fish?

Freshwater and saltwater fish are in the same phylum that we are, and reptiles and amphibians and birds are in; phylum chordata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata.


What is classified as the same phylum as humans?

Sea squirts are classified in the same phylum (Chordata) as humans.


Why are birds and gorillas classified in the same phylum?

They both have a notochord, which qualifies them as chordates.


Which phylum does a bear belong to?

A phylum is the second largest way of grouping the animal kingdom. Bears are animals, so they belong in the Kingdom Animalia. Bears are also in a special group called Chordata (pronounced core-data), which is the same group as Humans, Birds, Fish, Mice and Lizards. Chordata is the phylum bears belong to.


What feature place bird and bony fish in the same phylum?

Bones


Do African helmeted turtles kill fish or can they be kept in the same tank?

tutles and fish should NEVER be kept together


Is a shark considered a reptile?

No, not even close! To give you an idea (the most widely used) scientific classification hierarchy is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species. Animals in different Kingdoms are the least similar with animals of the same species being the same. Sharks are from the Phylum Chondrichthyes, Reptiles the Phylum Chordata (humans also belong to the Phylum Chordata) and so are very different


Why birds and moths do not belong to the same phylum?

Moths are arthropods because they have jointed legs and a chitin exoskeleton and birds are chordata because they have a backbone and nervous system.


What are some typical Cuban pets?

Cats, dogs, birds, fish...in other words, the same as anywhere else.


Which organ systems are shared by both fish and birds?

a organ systems are shared by both fish and birds because they have the same respiratory system, nervous system and reproductive system.


How is a bird similar to a fish?

A bird is similar to a fish in that they both make eggs. They are also from the same kingdom chordates and are both vertebrates.


Should goldfish be kept with other fish?

depends on the kind of fish ;; the fish kept with your goldfish shouldn't not be likely to eat goldfish ;; you can keep female beta fish with other fish just not males becuase they are preditorial