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Q.Find the organism and also X, Y, Z.

(a) Organism: Amphibian; X: Nerve Cord; Y: Noto Chord; Z: Mouth
(b) Organism: Typical chordate; X: Nerve Cord; Y: Noto Chord; Z: Mouth
(c) Organism: Amphioxus; X: Noto Chord; Y: Nerve Cord; Z: Pharynx
(d) Organism: Typical chordate; X: Noto Chord; Y: Nerve Cord; Z: Pharynx
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This is the generalised diagram of a "typical chordate" body plan: the dorsal, hollow nerve cord (X) lies above the notochord (Y), a row of pharyngeal gill slits lies below them, and the mouth (Z) opens at the anterior end near the buccal region — option (b).

The defining features of Phylum Chordata are: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, paired pharyngeal gill slits, and a post-anal tail at some stage of life. In a longitudinal diagram of a typical (generalised) chordate:

  • The dorsal tubular structure closest to the back (uppermost of the two parallel tubes) is the nerve cord — it is dorsal and hollow, unlike the solid, ventral nerve cord of non-chordates. This is X.
  • Just below the nerve cord runs the notochord, a flexible, rod-like structure that provides the primitive internal skeletal support and lies ventral to the nerve cord. This is Y.
  • The row of small openings connected to "Pharyngeal gill slits" confirms the pharyngeal region, another chordate hallmark. …

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