Choradata

Chordates are animal possess notochord ,dorsal hollow nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at any stage of life. They show following features-

• They have vertebral column and internal skeleton.
• They have bilateral symmetry and are triploblastic.
• They have coelomic cavity.
• Their body is differentiated into tissues and organs.
• Their body consists   head, neck, trunk  and tail.
• They have two pairs of fins or limbs.
• The respiration in aquatic forms is by gills and in land  forms respiration is by lungs.

  
features of Chordates
Chordates are classified in  "Pisces  ,Amphibians ,Reptilia ,Aves & Mammal.
                                                              
                                                              Pisces
These are the aquatic chordates
•         These are known as fishes .
•         Their skin is covered with scales or plates
•         They respire by gills.
•         They have streamlined body and fins which help them to move in water.
•         They are cold blooded and their heart has only two chambers.
•         They lay eggs from which the young ones hatch out.
•          Cartilaginous fish  have skeleton made of cartilage like Sharks, Rays etc.
•          Bony fish have skeleton made of bones and cartilage like Tuna, Rohu etc.


                                                                 Amphibians 
Amphibians can live in water an on land.
•         They are found in land and water.
•          They do not have scales but have mucous glands on their skin.
•          They are cold blooded and the heart is three chambered.
•          Respiration is through gills or lungs.
•          They lay eggs in water.
•             Eg :- Frogs, Toads, Salamanders etc.
Morphology Of Frog
                                            
                                                    Reptilia 
These are creeping chordates .
•         They have scales and breathe through lungs.
•         They are cold blooded.
•         Most of them have three chambered heart but crocodiles have four chambered heart.
•         They lay eggs with hard covering in water.
•            Eg :- Snakes, Turtles, Lizards, Crocodiles etc.
Examples of Reptiles
                                                
                                            Aves  (Birds)
 These are flying chordates -
• They are warm blooded animals.
• They have four chambered heart. 
• They breathe through lungs.
• They have a beak.
• They have an outer covering of feathers. 
• Their two fore limbs are modified into wings for flying. 
• They lay eggs.
   Eg :- Crow, sparrow, Pigeon, Duck, Stork, Ostrich etc. 

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                                                               Mammals
•         They are warm blooded animals.
•         The skin has hairs and sweat glands.
•         They have four chambered heart.
•         They have mammary glands for production of milk to nourish their young ones.
•         Most of them give birth to their young ones. Some of them lay eggs (like Platypus and Echidna).
           Eg :- Cat, Rat, Dog, Lion, Tiger, Whale, Bat, Humans etc.
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A particular feature of a mammal
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Examples of Mammals




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