General Classification

Question 1

what phylum do the vertebrates fall under

Answer 1

phylum chordata

Question 2

what are the three sub-phylums under phylum chordata

Answer 2

cephalochordata, urochordata, vertebrata

Question 3

sub-phylum cephalochordata

Answer 3

lancelets

Question 4

sub-phylum urochordata

Answer 4

tunicates and sea squirts

Question 5

sub-phylum vertebrata

Answer 5

fishes, amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals

Question 6

class agnatha

Answer 6

fishes: lamprey and hagfish

Question 7

class ostiechthyes

Answer 7

fishes: bony fish

Question 8

class chondrichthyes

Answer 8

fishes: sharks, skates, and rays

Question 9

class reptilia

Answer 9

reptiles: sea turtles, sea snakes, marine iguana

Question 10

class aves

Answer 10

birds: gulls, cormorants, alcids, penguins

Question 11

class mammalia

Answer 11

mammals

Question 12

family dermochelyidae

Answer 12

scuteless turtles
ex. leatherbacks

Question 13

family cheloniidae

Answer 13

scute turtles
ex. green sea, black sea, australian flatback, loggerhead, kemp’s ridley, olive’s ridley

Question 14

order carnivora

Answer 14

sea otters and polar bears

Question 15

family mustelidae

Answer 15

sea otters

Question 16

family ursidae

Answer 16

polar bears

Question 17

order sirenia

Answer 17

dugongs and manatees

Question 18

order pinnipedia

Answer 18

seals, sea lions, walruses

Question 19

suborder mysticeti

Answer 19

baleen whales

Question 20

suborder odontoceti

Answer 20

toothed whales