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Postby Gaeilge » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:18 pm

what are the main differences? i dont want to hear anything unhelpful
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Postby mith » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:48 pm

lookup the wikipedia entries and compare.
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Postby MichaelXY » Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:42 am

Vertebrates have more back aches.
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Postby Darby » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:19 am

It's a very artificial designation.
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Postby MrMistery » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:21 am

first of all, the opposite of invertebrate is not vertebrate, it is chordate.
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Postby MichaelXY » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:03 am

MrMistery wrote:first of all, the opposite of invertebrate is not vertebrate, it is chordate.


I would think arthropods would be a better opposite.
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