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    Animal Kingdom-Subphylum Vertebrata-Class IX

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    Vertebrates are defined by their vertebral column and include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. They share key features like hair, scales, feathers, digestive and circulatory systems with hearts that have 2-4 chambers. Vertebrates are grouped into five classes - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - which differ in traits like respiration, temperature regulation, and reproduction. Examples span from fish and frogs to birds, whales and humans.

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    Vertebrates are defined by their vertebral column and include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. They share key features like hair, scales, feathers, digestive and circulatory systems with hearts that have 2-4 chambers. Vertebrates are grouped into five classes - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - which differ in traits like respiration, temperature regulation, and reproduction. Examples span from fish and frogs to birds, whales and humans.

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    Vertebrates are defined by their vertebral column and include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. They share key features like hair, scales, feathers, digestive and circulatory systems with hearts that have 2-4 chambers. Vertebrates are grouped into five classes - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - which differ in traits like respiration, temperature regulation, and reproduction. Examples span from fish and frogs to birds, whales and humans.

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    Animal Kingdom-Subphylum Vertebrata-Class IX

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    Vertebrates are defined by their vertebral column and include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. They share key features like hair, scales, feathers, digestive and circulatory systems with hearts that have 2-4 chambers. Vertebrates are grouped into five classes - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - which differ in traits like respiration, temperature regulation, and reproduction. Examples span from fish and frogs to birds, whales and humans.

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    Subphylum Vertebrata

    Vertebrates, which include fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, all share
    a vertebral column, or a chain of bony elements (vertebrae) that run along the dorsal
    surface from head to tail and form the main skeletal axis of the body ie. The Vertebral
    Column.

    Other features of vertebrates are :


    integument often modified to produce hair, scales, feathers, glands, horn, etc.
    digestive system with large digestive glands, liver, and pancreas
    ventral heart with 2-4 chambers
    blood with red blood cells containing hemoglobin, and in addition, white blood cells.
    paired kidneys with ducts to drain waste to exterior
    most vertebrates with two sexes, each with paired gonads (there are some exceptions)

    Vertebrates are grouped into five classes:


    • Pisces • Aves
    • Amphibia • Mammalia
    • Reptilia
    Charact Pisces Amphibi Reptilia Aves Mammalia
    ers a
    Chambers 2 3 3 (4 in 4 4
    in Heart crocodile)
    Respiratio Gills are used Gills or lungs Lungs Lungs Lungs
    n to obtain
    oxygen
    dissolved in
    water
    Cold Cold blooded Cold blooded Cold blooded Warm Warm blooded
    blooded/ blooded
    Warm
    blooded
    Reproducti Lay eggs in Lay eggs in Lay eggs with Lay eggs
    on water water tough covering, with tough
    eggs laid on covering,
    land eggs laid on
    land
    Skeleton Skin covered Endo- Endo-skeleton Exoskeleton Endo-skeleton of
    with scales/ skeleton of of bones of feathers, bones and cartilage
    plates, bones Endo-
    skeleton skeleton of
    either only bones
    cartilage
    (shark) or
    bones and
    cartilage
    (tuna, Rohu)
    Habitat Exclusively Found both Found both in majority on Mostly Terrestrial,
    aquatic in water and water and on land, some (whales live in
    on land land, majority are able to water, bats on
    on land move in trees)
    water, most
    can fly
    (aerial)
    Any other Streamlined Mucus their eggs are Forelimbs Mammals give birth
    special body and glands in protected from modified to to young ones.
    feature muscular tail skin. dessication by limbs for Mammary glands for
    help in an extra flight, hollow production of milk
    movement membrane, the bones to nourish the
    amnion, not young ones, hair,
    found in sweat glands and oil
    amphibians glands on skin.
    Examples Sting Ray, Frog, Toad, Turtle, Ostrich, Whale, Bat,
    Scoliodon Salamander, Chamaleon, Pigeon, Echidna, Monkey,
    (Dog Fish) Hyla Snake, Lizard, Sparrow, Kangaroo, Rat,
    Chamaleon Crow Humans
    For more information visit the link:
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Vertebrata.ht
    ml

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