Question

Which characteristic is common among vertebrates?(1 point)
Responses

make own food
make own food

breathe with lungs or gills
breathe with lungs or gills

eat with teeth
eat with teeth

supported by an exoskeleton

Answer 1

The characteristic that is common among vertebrates is:

**breathe with lungs or gills**

Vertebrates have a backbone and they typically possess lungs (in many terrestrial species) or gills (in many aquatic species) for respiration. The other options do not apply universally to all vertebrates.