Vertebrates

Kristin K.
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  1. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
    Although not the most numerous group of animals in either number of individuals or in number of taxa, the vertebrates are an endlessly fascinating group of animals.
  2. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
    Many other groups of organisms cannot be seen with the naked eye or reside in places inhospitable to humans, like the sea floor.
  3. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    Some have argued that many of the characters that describe vertebrates have been derived from the same set of cells, the neural crest cells.
  4. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    Our species, Homo sapiens, is included within the Vertebrata.
  5. specie
    coins collectively
    Our species, Homo sapiens, is included within the Vertebrata.
Created on Fri Nov 12 14:48:59 EST 2010 (updated Fri Nov 12 14:51:20 EST 2010)

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