Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Hagfish are craniates but are not vertebrates.
2. A hagfish is a not a fish.
3. Lampreys' main body support is the notochord, not a vertebral column.
4. Sharks have cartilaginous skeletons because bone-forming ability had not yet evolved in vertebrates when they originated.
5. The swim bladder is an organ in primitive fish from which the lungs of terrestrial vertebrates developed.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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