Animal Diversity II Vertebrates Copyright 2005 Pearson Prentice
• Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
• Chordate features in the human embryo (F 23. 1 p. 450) Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
eye heart liver Key Features of Chordates tail limb bud (future leg) gill slit limb bud (future arm)
Key Features of Chordates • Invertebrate Chordates Lack a Backbone – Invertebrate chordates Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 2 p. 451)
nerve cord notochord gut muscle segments tail (a) Lancelet mouth anus gill slits (b) Tunicate mouth water enters (mouth) atrial opening tail anus attachment points water exits gill slits nerve gut cord gill notochord slits larva heart gut gonad adult
Key Features of Chordates • Vertebrates Have a Backbone • Major Groups of Vertebrates – Some Vertebrates Lack Jaws • Hagfishes Are Slimy Residents of the Ocean Floor • Jawless fishes (F 23. 3 p. 452) – Some Lampreys Parasitize Fish Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
Major Groups of Vertebrates • Jawed Fishes Rule Earth’s Waters – Cartilaginous Fishes Are Marine Predators • Cartilaginous fishes Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 4 p. 453)
Major Groups of Vertebrates – Bony Fishes Are the Most Diverse Vertebrates • The diversity of the bony fishes Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 5 p. 453)
Major Groups of Vertebrates • Amphibians Live A Double Life – Amphibian means “double life” (F 23. 6 p. 455) Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
Major Groups of Vertebrates • Reptiles and Birds Are Adapted for Life on Land – The diversity of reptiles Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 7 p. 456)
Major Groups of Vertebrates – Have Scales and Shelled Eggs • The amniote egg Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 8 p. 456)
Major Groups of Vertebrates – Birds Are Feathered Reptiles • The diversity of birds (F 23. 9 p. 457) • Archaeopteryx, the “missing link” between reptiles and birds (F 23. 10 p. 457) Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
Major Groups of Vertebrates • Mammals Provide Milk to Their Offspring – The diversity of mammals – Nonplacental mammals Copyright © 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (F 23. 11 p. 458 ) (F 23. 12 p. 459)
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