Unit 2 · Relation of classification of living beings and evolution

Phylum: Chordata Presentation

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Grade 10 Science: Classification of Animals

Phylum Chordata

The notochord · Four sub-phyla · Five vertebrate classes

By the end of this lesson you can

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State the main features of chordates

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Name the four sub-phyla of Chordata

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Tell cold-blooded from warm-blooded animals

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Tell oviparous from viviparous animals

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Recognise the five vertebrate classes

How to recognise a chordate

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Notochord between nerve cord and gut

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Gill openings on the pharynx in the embryo

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Hollow nerve cord along the back

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Skeleton covered with muscles

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Closed circulatory system

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Presenter notes: Today we study the most advanced group in the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata. We ourselves belong to it.