NEETBiologyAnimal KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following is a matching set of a phylum and its three examples?
- APorifera - Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
- BCnidaria - Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
- CPlatyhelminthes - Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
- DMollusca - Loligo, Teredo, Octopus
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Correct answer: D
Mollusca includes those animals which have
soft bodies, usually furnished with a shell. The body
is often divided into a head, with eyes or tentacles, a
muscular foot and a visceral mass housing the organs.
Loligo (squid or sea arrow), Teredo (shipworm),
Octopus are some of their examples.
In option (a) Spongilla and Euplectella belong to
porifera but Pennatula (the sea pen or sea feather)
belongs to coelenterata. In option (b) Physalia and
Aurelia belong to cnidaria but Bonellia belongs to
Phylum Annelida. In option (c) Planaria and
Schistosoma belong to platyhelminthes but
Enterobius (Pinworm) belongs to aschelminthes.
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