Question

What makes chordates different from other animals?

Answer 1

Chordates:

1. Chordates include all highly evolved animals that possess a notochord.
2. They contain a vertebral column composed of vertebrae, a series of irregularly shaped bones that are joined to form the backbone of the organism.
3. The body of chordates is bilaterally symmetric, triploblastic, coelomic, and segmented.
4. Their body plan is complex and well-differentiated.
5. The characteristics unique to chordates are the notochord, nerve cord, pharyngeal pouches, and postanal propulsive tail.