NEET Biology question

In some chordates, the notochord is modified as the vertebral column. Such animals are called vertebrates. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A)All chordates are vertebrates but all vertebrates are not chordates.
(B)All vertebrates are chordates and all chordates are vertebrates.
(C)All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.Correct
(D)Chordates are not vertebrates and vertebrates are not chordates.

Answer: (C)

Solution

Vertebrata is one subphylum within phylum Chordata, so every vertebrate is necessarily a chordate. However, the subphyla Urochordata and Cephalochordata are chordates that never

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