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Phylum Chordata
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Mind Map on Phylum Chordata, created by Andrea Banks on 04/12/2014.
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Phylum Chordata
Have a notochord
Hollow dorsal nerve tube
Tail that extends beyond the anus
Muscular tube called pharynx
Vertebrata
Class Agnatha (Jawless fish)
Slimy skin
Lack paired fins
Notochord and skeleton made of cartilage
Ex: lamprey
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fish)
Jaws
Paired fins and gills
Ex: sharks, rays
Class Osteichthyes (Bony fish)
Ex: trout, salmon, eel
Two chambered heart
Swim bladder
External fertilization
Amphibians
External fertilization
Herbivore tadpoles
Become carnivorous adults with primitive lungs
Three chambered heart
Reptiles
Terrestrial
Skin reduces water loss
Lungs with internal folds
Three chambered heart with septum to partially separate blood
Amniotic egg
Lightweight skeleton
Repositioning of limbs
Birds
Feathers
Air sacs
Hollow bones
Four chambered heart
Lack urinary bladder
Mammals
Monotremes
Ex: platypus
Egg layers
Marsupials
Born immature
Confined to Australia
Ex: kangaroos, koala bears
Placental Mammals
Placenta
Ex: humans, bears
Umbilical cord
Mammary glands
Warm-blooded
Four chambered heart
Diaphragm
Fleshy lips
Usually 4 legs with 5 toes
Echolocation
Cephalochordata
Urochordata
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