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Sam Houston State University: Chordate Characteristics HandoutSam Houston State University: Chordate Characteristics Handout
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Sam Houston State University
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9th - 10th
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1070L
Handout

Sam Houston State University: Chordate Characteristics

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This site describes the characteristics of Chordates. There are also examples of two groups that show an affinity toward the phylum Chordata but do not actually exhibit the characteristics. This site also describes the history of the free-swimming vertebrates.

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chordates, vertebrates

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acorn worm, acorn worms, characteristic ecology natural history chordates, chordata, sea squirt, sea squirts, tunicate, tunicates, chordate, vertebrate, characteristics, ecology, and natural history of chordates

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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