Rudolph Wilson What are invertebrates and vertebrates? Vertebrates happen to be animals that have an internal skeleton which has a backbone and they also have a spinal column. There are five classes of vertebrates there are fish amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. They happen to be very large in size and very we'll developed there body contains a functional a heart split between two or four chambers. Basically the main features for vertebrates is a vertebral column functional brain developed
these features will work exactly the same. Humans and fish are related in the lineage of chordate because human shared homologous features to fish. Homologous features shared by human and fish enlighten the evolutionary pathway from the earliest vertebrate by sharing similar structures of the hands and fins, the development of teeth that diversified into features that showed up from the skin, and down to the instruction that made us who we are. The similarity of the bone structures and genetic instruction
at the animal’s life span. Animals with a longer life span tend to return to their original location over time whereas animals with a shorter life span tend to continue on to new locations over time. At least one organism within each of the five vertebrate classes has been documented to participate in migration. Later, the migration of fish (specifically the salmon) and birds will be discussed more in depth but first a basic knowledge of migration and what all that in tails needs to be apparen t.
Abstract: The early tetrapods were the first vertebrates to actually walk the solid earth. They began their conquest of land in the Paleozoic era around 360 million years ago. The question many paleontologists have been asking for a long period of time is whether the anatomy for locomotion on land was developed in water for swimming purposes, or if it was adapted after the creatures became terrestrial. Recent findings of fossils indicate that the transformations of the aquatic creatures happened
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Animal Testing Animal testing is the running of tests and the research done in a laboratory on animals. Some of the tests are done to benefit human lives and other tests are done to determine side effects of a certain household or cosmetic products. It is a topic that has been up for debate for many years not only in the United States, but all around the world. While some support the advances that come from the research others oppose the cruelty that the media projects to society. No matter
January 22, 2010; Last revised Date November 17, 2011; Retrieved April 25, 2012 http://www.eoearth.org/article/Devonian Sallan, Lauren Cole, and Michael I. Coates. "End-Devonian Extinction and a Bottleneck in the Early Evolution of Modern Jawed Vertebrates." Diss. Cambridge University, 2010. 17 May 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. http://www.pnas.org
Animal Testing Every year approximately 100 million animals are killed as a part of scientific research in the United States alone. Animal testing is a highly controversial practice in the modern world. There are records of animals being used in biological and medicinal research as far back as 384 BCE with the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Many people believe animal testing is unethical as it is bringing harm to animals in order to benefit humans. Ever since the beginning of this practice
no legs, and these organisms normally live in barrows. Tretrapods are comprised of vertebrates with four limbs; and examples of tetrapods are reptiles and amphibians (Kolesova, et el, 2007). Tetrapods were the earliest vertebrates to be able to walk on land and that was during the Devonian period about 360-370 million years ago (Kolesova, et el, 2007). Before the existence of amphibians almost all vertebrates lived in water (Kolesova, et el, 2007). Amphibians are animals that are adapted to live
looking at. The general body features of a frog, for example, are very similar to the anatomy of humans. Both humans and the frog have the same kinds of organs and systems of organs. The frog's anatomy, however, are much simpler. As in other higher vertebrates, the frog body is divided into a head, a short neck, and a trunk. The flat head contains the brain, mouth, eyes, ears, and nose. A short and almost rigid neck allows only limited head movement. The frog is covered by a soft, thin, moist skin composed
sometimes; invertebrate species are regarded as "replacement" alternatives for vertebrates (Office of Technology Assessment, 1986), presumably because they are thought to be less sentient than vertebrate species due to the fact that they have a less developed brain and nervous system. While invertebrates make up a vast number of animal species on earth, their welfare is overlooked, compared to the concern shown to higher vertebrates. In the study of pain, often ethical issues arise about testing the pain
Phylum chordates are a taxonomic rank below kingdom that includes organisms such as mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, all vertebrates, tunicates, and cephalochordates. To be in the phylum of chordates you must at some point in your development of life have a dorsal nerve, or hollow nerve cord which is in the central nervous system that acts as a support to the locomotion system. I will discuss the different kind of organisms along with some characteristics of the organisms found in the
Human Impact on the Survival of Wildlife Everyone’s all seen those wildlife shows on tv. The shows on National Geographic and such, showing animals in beautiful environments, everything lush and growing and nothing at all wrong that could threaten these creatures and places. But, have anyone seen the other side? The side where all these beautiful creatures and plants starve, are decimated by predators that have never been there before, and sometime even become poisoned by their very own homes and
animals requires knowledge of the different types of dermis, be it plates, slime, scales, or hair. Foremost the plates The body covering or epidermis of this species is scales. These scales evolved from the “dermal armor covering the body of ancient vertebrates,” similar to the Placoderms mentioned above (Sharpe 2001) Bony fish scales are composed of dermal elements that potentially contains dentine and enamel protein, but do not contain keratin (Sharpe 2001). There are a few different types of scales
shallow seas. Among the arthropods, the giant eurypterids (sea scorpions) have been found in the Old Red Sandston facies (see image above). The first insect was part of a group of wingless insects that feed off of debris and soil. Conodonts were vertebrate animals abundant in marine life. Many of the fish were heavily armored and the earlier fish (agnathans) had no jaws and were mud eaters and scavengers. Chondrichthians are sharklike fishes that were first found in the Middle Devonian. In terms of
The background of this article gives information that is necessary to understand the experiment. The shape of the pelvic girdle is an appropriate predictor of both phylogeny and movement in terrestrial vertebrates. However, in marine vertebrates, the gravitational forces typically applied to terrestrial pelvic girdles are not there and therefore have little impact on the shape of the girdle. Pelvic girdles of fish are generally not attached to the vertebrae and primarily are used as a place for muscles
Differences Between the Emu, Rhea, and Ostrich Emu, Rhea, Ostrich… these are the names of three of the five flightless birds in the ratite family. These three birds all look strikingly similar except for their size, but is that really the only difference? Although their size is an extreme factor in their life they have several other differences. The three main differences between the emu, rhea, and ostrich are their habitat, their predators and defense, and how they raise their young. Before going
Organized in the class Actinopterygii, seahorses, Hippocampus spp., are marine dwelling organisms found in bodies of water which span from tropical to temperate zones around the Earth. As cited by Foster in Life History and Ecology of Seahorses, research by R. A. Fritschze suggests that the genus Hippocampus diverged at least 20 million years ago from its ancestral origins. Research pertaining to organisms organized under the genus Hippocampus are conflicting in regards to the number species contained
The Giant Oarfish Cool Facts: The giant oarfish has a number of characteristics which makes it unusual. One fact is that it is the longest bony fish alive today- up to 36 feet long (11 meters). A second fact is that, since it sometimes floats on the surface of the ocean when it is sick or dying, it may be the source of the idea of sea monsters. A third fact is the entire taxonomic family to which the oarfish belongs consists of only four living species. Taxonomic Information: The scientific
Of course there are many beautiful and dynamic fish that reside in the waters of Hawaii, but none are as captivating as the Humuhumumunukunukuapua'a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus ). This reef trigger-fish is the official state fish of Hawaii because of its abundance in the shallow waters of the coast. Humuhumumunukunukuapua'a means “nose like a pig” because of the shape of its nose due to the formation of its teeth and because it makes a “snorting” sound when abruptly taken from the water and when