Answer by Chuckbonner. Confidence votes 1.1K. Chordata is the phylum of animals that have a number of features in common, but most notably a notochord (which is called a spinal cord in humans because we have a backbone, a spine, through which it is routed).All the vertebrates (animals with a backbone) are grouped within this phylum.he chordata phylum is the highest phylum in the animal kingdom. Charachterized by a notochord, nerve, cord and gill slits; includes the urochordates, lancets, and vertebrates â¦ . Basically, the horse has a spinal chord, is a vertebrate. 3 people found this useful.
Columbia has a climate marked by sharp seasonal contrasts in temperature, falling between a humid continental and humid subtropical climate (KÃ¶ppen Dfa/Cfa, respectively), and is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a.
During summertime, hot, muggy air masses from the Gulf of Mexico drift northward into Missouri, dominating the weather patterns. Daytime highs during the hottest months, July and August, average between 87 and 90 statewide. Luckily, cold fronts originating in Canada sometimes make their way through, particularly in the northwest, provides brief respites from the otherwise sultry, steamy atmosphere. Precipitation in summer varies.