Question
Which characteristic is common among vertebrates?(1 point)
Responses
breathe with lungs or gills
breathe with lungs or gills
eat with teeth
eat with teeth
make own food
make own food
supported by an exoskeleton
supported by an exoskeleton
Responses
breathe with lungs or gills
breathe with lungs or gills
eat with teeth
eat with teeth
make own food
make own food
supported by an exoskeleton
supported by an exoskeleton
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The characteristic that is common among vertebrates is: **breathe with lungs or gills**.
Vertebrates, which include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, typically use lungs or gills for respiration. The other options do not apply to all vertebrates. For example, not all vertebrates eat with teeth (like some jawless fish), not all can make their own food (as they are heterotrophic), and vertebrates have an internal skeleton, not an exoskeleton (which is characteristic of invertebrates).
Vertebrates, which include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, typically use lungs or gills for respiration. The other options do not apply to all vertebrates. For example, not all vertebrates eat with teeth (like some jawless fish), not all can make their own food (as they are heterotrophic), and vertebrates have an internal skeleton, not an exoskeleton (which is characteristic of invertebrates).