Vertebrate Zoology Exam 1 |122 questions| with correct answers

How many vertebrate species are there? CORRECT ANSWER 50,000 What two things are used to examine different vertebrates? CORRECT ANSWER similarities, diversity Vertebrate CORRECT ANSWER animals with backbones (have vertebrae) Backbone CORRECT ANSWER vertebral column surrounding a spinal cord 5 General Groups of Vertebrate (Historic Classification) CORRECT ANSWER Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals Lower Vertebrate CORRECT ANSWER "primitive vertebrate" - fishes Higher Vertebrate CORRECT ANSWER "advanced vertebrate" - mammals Using the older traditional classification system, all vertebrates were classified as: CORRECT ANSWER Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata Chordates CORRECT ANSWER Phylum; has notochord, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits or gill pouches, post-anal tail