Question

You find a small, elongated animal embedded in the sand with one end sticking out. Among other things, it has segmental musculature, a coelom, a notochord, and a complete digestive tract with an anus located partway down the body. This animal is

Answer 1

a chordate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Taxonomy can be defined as the process of naming, classification and description of living organisms such as plants and animals. The eight (8) biological classification (taxonomy) used for grouping and organizing organisms are; kingdom, domain, phylum, family, order, class, species and genus.

Generally, taxonomy helps scientist to have a good understanding and knowledge when studying various organisms.

A chordate can be defined as an animal found in phylum chordata of the animal kingdom such as vertebrates, cephalochordates, tunicates, etc.

The four (4) shared anatomical features or characteristics of chordates includes the following;

I. Notochord.

II. Dorsal hollow nerve cord.

III. Pharyngeal slits.

IV. Post-an_al tail.

In this scenario, you find a small, elongated animal that has segmental musculature, a coelom, and a complete digestive tract. Thus, this animal is a chordate.