Vertebrate
A)an animal having a backbone
B)having to do with the front side (or bottom)
C)sameness, balance, or harmony as a result of a repeated pattern
D)the rear; toward the rear
E)having a repeating pattern which stretches outward from the center
A) an animal having a backbone
Symmetry
A)having a repeating pattern which stretches outward from the center
B)the rear; toward the rear
C)an animal having a backbone
D)sameness, balance, or harmony as a result of a repeated pattern
E)having to do with the front side (or bottom)
D) sameness, balance, or harmony as a result of a repeated pattern
Segment
A)mouth parts that work as jaws
B)a long appendage around the head of an animal used for holding or moving
C)not moving from place to place; attached in a permanent location
D)a layer of skin-like material that in many animals can produce a shell
E)a section, or part, of an animal's body
E) a section, or part, of an animal's body
The correct answer is A) an animal having a backbone.
To arrive at this answer, you can break down the word "vertebrate" into its parts. "Vertebrate" combines the root "vertebr-" with the suffix "-ate."
1. The root "vertebr-" refers to "vertebrae" or the individual bones that make up the spinal column or backbone. Therefore, we can infer that the word "vertebrate" is related to something associated with a backbone.
2. The suffix "-ate" is a common suffix used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs. In this case, it is used to form a noun.
By combining the root and the suffix, we can conclude that "vertebrate" refers to "an animal having a backbone." So, the correct answer is A) an animal having a backbone.