Describe the phases of embryonic development in a  chordate. Recognize the difference between a blastula and gastrula.

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land.

A: The amniotic egg provides protection to the embryo and allow it to develop on land, eliminating a…

Q: Identify the stage(s) of embryonic development in whichcross sections of all chordate embryos…

A: Embryology is the study of development and growth of fertilized egg(zygote) into mature embryo. The…

Q: . Recognize the features that make placental mammalsunique.

A: Mammals are vertebrates that have mammary glands that produce milk for feeding their babies. Mammals…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate in terms of Nutrition

A: Nutrition is defined as the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilises food…

Q: Why is embryogenesis important in reptile specially in snakes?

A: Importance of embryogenesis in reptiles especially in snakes.

Q: Contrast the development of young in fish and amphibians.

A: Since most fish species undergo external fertilization, it only is sensible that, for the…

Q: What are the characteristics of the anamniotes which differentiate them from amniotes?

A: Amniotes are the vertebrate organisms that includes reptiles, birds and mammals. They are the…

Q: Give the names of the three divisions of cloaca in sand lizard in order beginning from anterior end?

A: Cloaca is the common chamber and outlet that opens into the exterior. It is present in amphibians,…

Q: You are a chordate, yet you lack most of the mainderived characters of chordates. Explain.

A: A chordate is an animal of the phylum Chordata. During some period of their life cycle, chordates…

Q: describe the evolutionary advantage that the cleidoic egg provided to terrestrial organisms.

A: The Cleidoic egg is a form of egg inhabited with the useful resource of reptiles and birds. Replica…

Q: Do amphibians have amniotic eggs?

A: No amphibians does not have amniotic eggs.

Q: Compare the process of gastrulation in amphioxus and birds

A: Gastrulation is a process early in most animals' embryonic development during which the blastula is…

Q: (A) Explain clearly the developmental and evolutionary significance of the neural crest within the…

A: Neural crest: it is found in vertebrates. Neural crest cells are derived from ectodermal layer of…

Q: List the advantages of segmentation in the annelids.

A: The organisms of the ecosystem have significant properties. Depending upon the different features of…

Q: Describe the distinguishing features of the major amniote classes

A: The clade consisting of mammals and reptiles is called amniote. The fertilized eggs are either kept…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordates to survival in terms of Nutrition and Respiration

A: Lower chordates belong to the Phylum Chordata , where the first 3 sub-phyla are usually called the…

Q: Mention the function of the concha in the lizard's nasal chamber?

A: Lizard is a reptile that belongs to the Squamata order. There are nearly 6000 species of lizards…

Q: describe early development in amphibians, including the processes of cleavage, blastula formation,…

A: The egg of amphibians is huge and consists of two hemispheres: upper dark hemisphere called the…

Q: Discuss how humans, as chordates, possess all fourcharacteristics either as embryos or adults.

A: All the chordates posses the following diagnostic characters either in the embryonic or adult…

Q: Describe amniote adaptations to life on land

A: The group of multicellular and heterotrophic organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia is called…

Q: Give an account of the bones of the fore-or hindlimb of frog and explain how they are related to the…

A: The skeleton is the framework of the animal body and on the basis of it, two different divisions of…

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land

A: Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates including the reptiles, fowls, and mammals. Amniotes…

Q: Explain how the hydrostatic skeleton of annelids helps them to burrow.

A: In annelid worms, there are two internal hollow body cavities, known as coelom The coelom is…

Q: Types of eggs in chordates

A: Chordates belong to the phylum chrodata and are the part of animal kingdom. Chordates posses…

Q: Discuss similarities and differences between chordates and higher chordates in detail

A: Lower chordates includes-hemichordates, urochordates, and cephalochordates, and higher chordates are…

Q: What is thought to be the function of the shell morphology in African pancake tortoise?

A: Introduction African pancake tortoises:- are native to East Africa and are found in Tanzania,…

Q: Explain the evolutionary advantage of the amniotic egg

A: Amnion is a membrane which enclose the embryo after it's formed.Embryo is the initial stage of…

Q: Give the structure of a reptilian claw?

A: Class Reptilia includes the creeping- burrowing cold-blooded vertebrates bearing epidermal scales…

Q: List and briefly describe the function of the five characteristics that would need to be present in…

A: The chordate larvae are free -living & possess 5 certain characteristics that are discussed with…

Q: Describe lower chordates

A: The first three sub-phylum present in the Phylum Chordata are considered as the Lower Chordates.…

Q: Enumerate and briefly describe five developmental processes in the starfish that are similar to the…

A: Introduction The sea urchin and starfish have pinching organs between their spines and tube feet…

Q: Explain why it is necessary to know the life history of a tunicate to understand why tunicates are…

A: Tunicates are members of the subphylum Urochordata and phylum Chordata. They are small marine…

Q: Offer a description of an adult tunicate that would identify it as a chordate, yet distinguish it…

A: Chordates belong to the phylum Chordata.The Chordates in their full life cycle have one of the…

Q: Concerning the occurrence of separated sexes how are the beings of the phylum Annelida classified?

A: All the animal species on Earth are classified into different phyla or groups. The phylum Annelida…

Q: Differentiate Protostomes from Deuterostomes in terms of the formation of germ layers

A: Developmental biology describes how interacting mechanisms generate an organism's various size,…

Q: Differentiate Protostomes from Deuterostomes in terms of the formation of cleavage

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Q: Describe the coelom of a bony fish?

A: Coelom is a fluid-filled body cavity found in metazoans between the body wall and gut wall. It…

Q: Define “diphyodont” and “heterodont” and explain why both terms apply to mammalian dentition.

A: The teeth development and their arrangement in the mouth is called dentition. It involves number and…

Q: Compare the role of notochord in the early development of vertebrates and invertebrates.

A: introduction Animals lacking a skeletal system are known as invertebrates. As a result, the majority…

Q: Do frogs have a cecum?

A: Biology is a branch of science that studies about the living organisms. The biology studies about…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival.

A: A chordate must have a Notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, and a muscular…

Q: Describe how paedomorphosis as a mechanism could explain the evolution of the chordate body plan…

A: Explanation: Paedomorphosis is a mechanism that can explain the evolution of the chordate body plan.…

Q: What changes in egg design allowed reptiles to lay egg on land?

A: The theory of evolution by natural selection suggests that due to the dissimilarities in their…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate in terms of reproduction

A: Lower chordates are organisms which possess a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve chord, pharyngeal…

Q: Write down the feature of naja and reptiles?

A: Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of Labeo?

A: Fishes are gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals. The earliest organisms that can be first…

Q: (a). Describe the adaptations on the body of amniotes to fully live on land. S

A: According to our guidelines, only 1st question can be answered and rest of the questions can be…

Q: Describe comparision of chordates and non chordates with examples?

A: The Chordata is a phylum of kingdom animalia. The member of this phylum is called chordates. The…

Q: Descibe the role of agnatha in vertebrates?

A: Introduction  Agnathan belongs to the superclass of vertebrates and comes under Phylum Chordata.…