What characteristics is the ancestor of tetrapods thought to have had? Choose all that apply

Q: name and describe the craniates that are not vertebrates?

A: Vertebrates are known as craniates because of the presence of a skull or cranium. Craniata includes…

Q: Amphioxus does not possess a vertebral column? yes or no?

A: Amphioxus  They are also known as lanceolate and belonging to the group of invertebrate animals.

Q: One difference between the 'fishapod', Tikaalik, and the early tetrapod, Acanthostega, is... Group…

A: Tetrapod development began approximately 400 million years ago in the Devonian Period, with the…

Q: What shared characteristic supports the surprisingly close relationshipbetween echinoderms and…

A: BASIC INFORMATION  EVOLUTION The theory of evolution was first given by the Jean Baptist de Lamark.…

Q: What are the characteristics of a female mud crab ( Scylla serrate) on its carapace?

A: Carapace is meant for the protection and it vary in size and is different in males amd female.it is…

Q: How are the valves of a brachiopod oriented in terms of the dorsalventral axis?

A: Brachiopods belong to the Phylum Brachiopoda, which is a monophyletic group. These organisms are…

Q: What are some possible ways that humans could mitigate the effects of cnidarians?

A: Cnidarians, which include species like jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, can pose various…

Q: What is a key characteristic of all arthropods?a. Six legsb. Pseudocoelomc. Mandiblesd. Exoskeleton

A: Arthropods are the largest phylum among animal kingdom. They are non chordates and do not contain…

Q: Which of the following is not a synapomorphy of craniates?

A: Craniates are a group of chordates that includes many organisms that have a cranium or a braincase.…

Q: Define about Brachiopods? Define the importance of Brachiopods ?

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

Q: Are there economically important species of hexapods and myriapods?    What is their overall…

A: Hexapods  They are the six legged animals such as butterfly, bees, housefly etc.

Q: Name the two groups of nonvertebrate chordates.

A: Non- vertebrate consist of the following two groups:-

Q: Which class of tetrapod animals famously experienced an adaptive radiation into previously unused…

A: The oldest near-complete tetrapod fossils, Acanthostega and Ichthyostega, date from the second half…

Q: In the rainforest you discover a new species that is terrestrial, has determinate development, molts…

A: Introduction  Morphology is the study of physical characters which can be visualized either by naked…

Q: If snakes are limbless, how can they be consideredtetrapods?

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

Q: Which of the following structures is not a component of the watervascular system of an echinoderm?…

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

Q: Explain how each molluscan feature is modified, compared to gastropod and bivalve body plans. 1)…

A: Cephalopods, Gastropods and Bivalvia are all classes of Molluscs. They differ in their habitats. For…

Q: A new group of echinoderms, the sea daisies, or concentricycloids, wasdiscovered in 1986. They are…

A: Marine organisms were the earliest form of life. The soonest organic entities have insignificant…

Q: Are the chelicerae of horseshoe crabs homologous or analogous to (1) scorpion pedipalps? (2)…

A: Horseshoe crabs are present in the cephalothorax region. It has walking legs which are the modified…

Q: The following image is from a scientific publication by paleontologist Niel Shubin, who was part of…

A: Homologous structures such as organs or bones are the structures which posses similar anatomical…

Q: origin of tetrapods.

A: Answer: All tetrapod limbs have a common pattern of one bone, two bones, many bones, then digits.…

Q: How does the lifestyle of a gastropod differ from that of a cephalopod?Identify adaptations that…

A: To describe: The way in which the lifestyle of a gastropod differs from that of a cephalopod.…

Q: illustrates four key characters ofchordates: a notochord; a dorsal, hollow nerve cord; pharyngeal…

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

Q: Are all ‘choanates’ also amniotes?  Are all amniotes in the group Choanata?

A: Introduction: Any animal affiliated to the subfamily Vertebrata, the most common subphylum of the…

Q: Why are echinoderms considered part of the Deuterostomes, despite having incredibly unique…

A: Echinoderms are marine, spiny invertebrates belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, superphylum…

Q: How do the skin and respiratory systems of amniotes differ from those of their early tetrapod…

A: Amniotes belongs to the kingdom Animalia and phylum Chordata. They belong to the clade of tetrapod…

Q: You do not have a notochord, a tail, or pharyngealslits. How do we know that you are a chordate?

A: Phylum Chordata is the most common phylum present in the animal kingdom. These animals have…

Q: invertebrate chordate. Which of the following would ensure that you are indeed looking at a…

A: A vertebrate is an animal with a spinal cord surrounded by cartilage or bone. The word comes from…

Q: How do we know that echinoderms were derived from an ancestor with bilateral symmetry?

A: Echinoderms got this name from Greek word echinos means spiny and dermos  means skin. Phylum…

Q: What are examples of the following groups of vertebrates: Chondrichthyes, Actinopterygii,…

A: The vertebrates are a group of animals that have a spinal cord that is enclosed by cartilage or a…

Q: Describe the forams and actinopods, and explain why many biologists classify them in the rhizarian…

A: Introduction The Rhizaria are a nebulous supergroup of primarily unicellular eukaryotes with a large…

Q: Based on an evolutionary perspective, do you think the present forms of cnidarians are the best…

A: Cnidarians are diploblastic organisms , they have organized tissue level, and digestion is…

Q: Describe the two major protostome clades and give a diagnostic feature for each

A: The term protostome is from the Greek word meaning "first mouth": "Proto" meaning first and "stoma"…

Q: Explain why are hemichordates classified "not true Chordates

A: The phylum Hemichordata includes worm-like marine organisms with a proboscis that grows out of the…

Q: Draw three phylogenetic trees (cladograms) depicting the possible relationships between…

A: phylogenetic trees (cladograms) depicting the possible relationships between hemichordates,…

Q: Are snakes tetrapods? Explain.

A: Tetrapods includes land vertebrates with two pairs of pentadactyl limbs, cornified skin and lungs.…

Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.