The presence of vertebral column or notochord at any stage of life in any organism is the characteristic of vertebrate.
Explanation:
An animal is vertebrate if it fulfils the following criteria:
Presence of vertebral column or notochord.
Presence of endoskeleton or backbone.
The spinal cord runs above the vertebral column.
Humans embryo has notochord which becomes a vertebral column.
The alimentary canals end in the anus.
Mouth is present ta the anterior side of the vertebrate.
Have legs, fins or wings for movement.
Presence of a nervous system and sensory organs.
Presence of skin, lungs or gills.
Presence of a circulatory system.
Vertebrates include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
In the case of fish if you polute plastic into the ocean the water will break up the plastic and the fish will confuse the little particles of plastic as food and will try to eat it and can die
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Answer:
D. the process by which species change as successful traits are passed on to the next generation
Explanation:
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations.
