2007-08-29 13:12:19 · 5 answers · asked by -<<chimay>>- 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Through the presence or absence of vertebral column
By seeing the position of nerve cord: if it is above the gut it is vertebrate and if it is below the gut it is an invertebrate.
2007-09-02 02:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether they have a backbone or not. Vertebrates do. Invertebrates don't.
2007-08-29 20:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by Niotulove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vertebrates have spines invertebrates don't.
2007-08-29 20:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by quailchick1374444 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vertebrates - has backbone.
Invertebrates - no backbone.
2007-08-29 20:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by --princess_imang-- 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you have available to you? Can you touch it, do X-rays, see it, etc?
If it's a vertebrate, it should have a hard (bony!) structure running from the head/area of encephalization to the pelvic area. Look for a backbone. . .
2007-08-29 20:19:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sci Fi Insomniac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋