Diversity of Chordates
Fish 3 classes Breathing: gills or gill slits 2 chambered heart Agnatha: jawless fishes Lamprey, Hagfish Chondricthyes: Cartilaginous fishes Sharks, skates, rays Ostichthyes: Bony fishes All other fishes Breathing: gills or gill slits 2 chambered heart Sexual Reproduction Most external fertilization Scales
Amphibians Smooth moist skin Mucous glands Metamorphosis Ectothermic sometimes associated with poison glands Metamorphosis Ectothermic Sexual reproduction Variety of respiratory modes Lungs, gills, skin
Reptiles Adaptations for life on dry land Scales Legs positioned right underneath body Can support body weight better 3 chambered heart Crocs have 4 chambers Ectotherms Sexual reproduction Internal fertilization Amniotic egg
Birds Adaptations for flight: Endothermic 4 chambered heart Feathers Wings Hollow bones Endothermic 4 chambered heart Sexual reproduction internal fertilization Amniotic egg with hard shell
Mammals Hair Endothermic Provide milk for their young 4 chambered heart Different types of teeth Modified limbs
Mammals Placental Mammals Offspring are carried inside the mother until development is almost complete Nourishment and oxygen provided via placenta
Mammals Marsupials Short period of development inside mom Second period of development in a pouch made of hair and skin
Mammals Montremes Egg laying mammals Have hair and mammary glands Only found in Austrailia, New Guinea, and Tazmania Echidnas and Platypuses