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To determine:
The ways in which fishes, birds, nonavian reptiles, amphibians, and mammals are important to human beings
Introduction:
The coordination among all the species is essential to maintain balance in the ecosystem. All the species are important to each other in different ways. The phylum Chordata contains huge variety species from amphibians and fishes to nonavian reptiles and birds.
To determine:
The ways in which fishes, birds, nonavian reptiles, amphibians, and mammals are important to the ecosystem.
Introduction:
Phylum Chordata has a large number of species. The birds, nonavian reptiles, fishes, mammals, and amphibians are the important classes of this phylum. All these classes have an important link with the ecosystem.
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