Question

what is meant by chordates

Answer 1

an animal of the large phylum chordata comprising the vertebrates together with the sea squirts lancelets

Answer 2

1. A chordate is an animal that belongs to the phylum Chordata, which is part of the Deuterostomes kingdom.
2. Organisms in the Deuterostomes kingdom have a distinct characteristic: their anus develops before their mouth in early embryonic stages.
3. The phylum Chordata includes a wide range of organisms, as it is comprised of all vertebrates, which are organisms with a backbone, and many invertebrates; organisms that don’t have a backbone.
4. There are three subphyla to Chordata: Cepahlochordata, Urochordata, and Vertebrata.
5. Chordates generally have bilaterally symmetric bodies, though a few exceptions exist, and they share distinct characteristics.