All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates. Explain.

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(N/A) $\rightarrow$ The members of subphylum $Vertebrata$ possess a notochord during the embryonic period.
$\rightarrow$ The notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult.
$\rightarrow$ Since all vertebrates possess a vertebral column,they are classified as chordates. However,other chordates,such as those in subphyla $Urochordata$ and $Cephalochordata$,possess a notochord but lack a vertebral column. Thus,all vertebrates are chordates,but all chordates are not vertebrates.

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Assertion $(A):$ All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.
Reason $(R):$ The members of subphylum Vertebrata possess a notochord during the embryonic period; the notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in adults.
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What is present in the larval stage of Urochordata?

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Which of the following animals possesses a notochord throughout its entire life?

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