Question

what are features possed by all chordates

Answer 1

Features posses by all chordates are:

• Notochord (spinal chord) is present.
• Are triploblastic.(presence of three germ layer i.e. ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm)
• Have paired gill pouches (series of paired pouches in embryos, arising as outgrowths of the wall of the pharynx that protect the embryo).
• They have bilateral symmetry (property of being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane.)
• Chordata have a well-developed coelom (body cavity).
• Have heart with blood vessels and a closed circulatory system.