List - I | List – II | ||
A. | Chondrichthyes | i. | Clarias |
B. | Cyclostomata | ii. | Carcharodon |
C. | Osteichthyes | iii. | Myxine |
D. | Amphibia | iv. | Ichthyophis |
List I | List II | ||
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A | Robert May | I | Species-Area relationship |
B | Alexander von Humboldt | II | Long term ecosystem experiment using out door plots |
C | Paul Ehrlich | III | Global species diversity at about 7 million |
D | David Tilman | IV | Rivet popper hypothesis |
List I | List II | ||
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A | Mesozoic Era | I | Lower invertebrates |
B | Proterozoic Era | II | Fish & Amphibia |
C | Cenozoic Era | III | Birds & Reptiles |
D | Paleozoic Era | IV | Mammals |
One of the most fundamental forms of classification of animals is the presence or absence of the notochord. Hence, two major groups exist, namely: Chordates and Non-chordates
The subphylum Vertebrata is divided into five classes of vertebrates. These five classes of vertebrates comprise of all the species of animals and have developed vertebral column as well as an internal skeleton.
Other characteristic features of vertebrates are-