Question

Mention any three characteristics of phylum chordata.

Answer 1

Phylum Chordata:

They show the presence of paired lateral appendages such as fins or flippers or limbs.

Characteristics of phylum Chordata:

1. The phylum Chordata represents the most advanced group of animals.
2. Vertebrates are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomic, and segmented, with complex differentiation of body tissues and organs.
3. These animals have a true vertebral column and internal skeleton which allows muscle attachments for different types of movements.
4. Examples: Chordates include pandas, crows, sharks, salamanders, alligators, sea squirts, and many more animals.