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1 Chordates

2 What is a Chordate? Hollow nerve cord
Notochord: long supporting rod below nerve cord Pharyngeal pouches: gills Tail

3 Muscle segments Tail Anus Pharyngeal pouches Mouth Hollow nerve cord Notochord

4 Nonvertebrate Chordates
Tunicates Filter-feeders No notochord or tail Lancelets Exchange gas through their skin Closed circulatory system: no true heart

5 Fishes Aquatic vertebrates Fins: movement Scales: protection
Gills: gas exchange Evolution of jaws and fins were important developments in fish

6 Form and Function Feeding: every mode Circulation: 2 chamber heart
Excretion: release ammonia Chemoreceptors: taste and smell Lateral line system: detect gentle currents and vibrations Swim bladder: buoyancy

7 Jawless Fish No true teeth or jaws Skeletons: fibers and cartilage
Keep notochords as adults Lampreys: parasites on fish, whales, & dolphins Hagfishes Light detecting sensors Feed on dead & dying fish Secrete slime Have six hearts

8 Cartilaginous Fish Sharks, rays, skates Skeleton: cartilage
Toothlike scales 1,000’s teeth

9 Bony Fish Skeletons: bone Ray-finned fish
Fins: bony spines connected a thin layer of skin Lobe-finned fish Fleshy fins support bones Some bones are jointed

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