Phylum Chordata Cladogram

• Draw the cladogram to the right. • Each of these groups of animals have a vertebrae (trait at the bottom) • Vertebrates: have at some point in life notochord, gill slits, endoskeleton • Several classes exist within the phylum Chordata (vertebrates) • Increase in complexity Draw and complete the chart below

Class Characteristics Examples Ectothermic, lack a true jaw; 1. Agnatha Hagfish includes all jawless fishes Ectothermic, fish without 2. Chondrichthyes Sharks, skates, rays bones; cartilaginous skeletons 3. Osteichthyes Ectothermic boney fish Marlin, flounder, mackerel Ectothermic, have a 4. Amphibia biophysical life cycle (part in Frogs, toads, salamanders water, part on land) Ectothermic, scaled organisms 5. Reptilia Snakes, lizards with claws or nails Endothermic, feathered 6. Aves All birds organisms Endothermic, organisms with Platypus, rabbit, dog, monkey, 7. Mammalia hair, mammary glands, and human usually give live birth Classification of Different Organisms

Strep Throat White Oak Green Common Human Chimpanzee Bacteria Tree Tree Frog Chameleon

Domain Eubacteria Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Kingdom Bacteria Plantae Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Angiosper Phylum Firmicutes Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata m Class Bacilli Eudicots Mammalia Mammalia Amphibia Reptilia

Order Lactobacillales Fagales Primates Primates Anura Squamata

Strepto- Chamaele- Family Fagaceae Hominidae Hominidae Hylidae coccaceae onidae

Genus Streptococcus Quercus Homo Pan Hyla Chamaeleo

Streptococcus Quercus Homo Pan Hyla Chamaeleo Species pyogenes alba sapiens troglodytes cincerea chameleon Complete Classification Worksheet - Handout Shark Dichotomous Key - Handout Cladogram - Handout Written Response #9

• Many adaptations exist among all of the organisms that live on our planet. Research an organism with the most bizarre adaptation you can find and describe how it benefits that species. Provide a picture and a description of the progression of the adaptions.