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Q: Vertebrates belongs to the phylum:
  • A. Arthropoda
  • B. Annelida
  • C. Cnidaria
  • D. Chordata
Correct Answer: Option D - Vertebrates were distinguished from invertebrates as early as a few hundred years BC. The present zoological taxonomy classifies vertebrata as a subphylum of the phylum chordata, together with two other invertebrates subphyla, cephalochordata (lancelets) and Urochordata (ascidians). All vertebrates belongs to phylum chordata, they includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
D. Vertebrates were distinguished from invertebrates as early as a few hundred years BC. The present zoological taxonomy classifies vertebrata as a subphylum of the phylum chordata, together with two other invertebrates subphyla, cephalochordata (lancelets) and Urochordata (ascidians). All vertebrates belongs to phylum chordata, they includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Explanations:

Vertebrates were distinguished from invertebrates as early as a few hundred years BC. The present zoological taxonomy classifies vertebrata as a subphylum of the phylum chordata, together with two other invertebrates subphyla, cephalochordata (lancelets) and Urochordata (ascidians). All vertebrates belongs to phylum chordata, they includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.