Lab 8 PreLab

1. Identify the four characteristics of a chordate.

2. What is a vertebrate? Identify two examples from different aquatic classes.

3. What is a tetrapod? Identify two examples from different classes.

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1. Four characteristics of a chordate: Pharyngeal gill slits, muscular, post-anal tail, notochord, and
dorsal, hollow nerve cord.

2. Vertebrates are a skeletal backbone that serve as support and envelopes the dorsal nerve
chord. One example from the aquatic classes is in the class myxini, a hagfish. Another example is
from the class petromyzontida, a lamprey.

3. A tetrapod includes air-breathing, terrestrial vertebrates with two sets of paired limbs. An
example from the class amphibia is the frogs. Another example from the class reptilia are the
lizards.