NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
What is the phenomenon called when the body is externally and internally divided into segments with a serial repetition of at least some organs?
Options
- AMetamerism
- BMetamorphism
- CMerism
- DMetazoanism
Correct answer
A. Metamerism
Step-by-step solution
:Presence or absence of a cavity between the body wall and the gut wall is very important in classification. The body cavity, which is lined by mesoderm is called coelom. Animals possessing coelom are called coelomates, e.g., annelids, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms, hemichordates and chordates. In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm, instead, the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and endoderm. Such a body cavity is called pseudocoelom and the animals possessing