Chordates

What is the flexible skeletal support rod?

• Dorsal Hollow Nerve Chord

• Notochord

• Pharyngeal slits

• Endoskeleton

On which side of the body is the Hollow Nerve chord located?

• Ventral

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Dorsal

Which structure develops into the vertebrae as a human embryo develops?

• Dorsal Hollow Nerve Chord

• Pharyngeal slits

• Notochord

• Tail

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Which structures do all chordates have at some point during their life time?

• Notochord, Hollow Nerve chord, Pharyngeal slits, Tail

• Notochord, Gill slits, Tail

• Hollow nerve chord, notochord, legs, wings

• Pharyngeal slits, Head, Thorax, Tail

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which of the following chordates are also vertebrates?

• Fish, Amphibians, Lancelets

• Fish, Birds, Reptiles, Mammals

• Tunicates, Sea squirts, Lancelets

• Lampreys, Lancelets, Amphibians

What is an internal skeleton?

• exoskeleton

• ectoskeleton

• endoskeleton

• enterskeleton

Where are the pharyngeal slits located?

• abdomen

• Thorax

• Head

• Throat

All Vertebrates have a skeleton made of bone

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Lancelets have the following characteristics throughout their entire life: Notochord, Dorsal Hollow Nerve chord, Pharyngeal slits, and Tail

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

There is greater diversity in Vertebrates than in Invertebrates.

• True

• False

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