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Vertebrates: feature a well developed brain enclosed in a cranium. They are large and very active Tunicates: invertebrates that are free swimming or sessile Lancelets: Mostly small eel-like animals that can swim, but are mostly in the sand
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Jawless Fish Oldest class of vertebrates Examples: Hagfish and Lampreys Type of fish that cannot regulate body temperature
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Jawed fish Paired fins and nares Two-chambered hearts Scales Cartilaginous skeletons Include Sharks, rays, and chimeras
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Bony fish Oldest fossils about 420 million years old Have swim bladders body coated with mucus glands Have an almost completely calcified skeleton Include Marlins, Groupers, and Gobies
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Skin is permeable to water All have poison glands as a defense mechanism Live in water and on land Can change color, bright colors = highly toxic Four limbs Have a cranium, spine, and rib cage Include Salamanders, frogs, and caecilians
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Cold-blooded Live only on land Snakes only reptile without a backbone Lay eggs to reproduce Include Snakes, lizards, alligators, and turtles
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Birds Have feathers, Wings, wishbones, and bills Endothermic Lay eggs for reproduction have no teeth Include birds
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All are warm blooded Born Alive Have hair or fur on their bodies All have lungs to breathe air Use milk to feed young Include humans, elephants, and leopards
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