NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
What type of skeleton do some cnidarians have?
Options
- ASpicules or spongin fibers
- BCalcium carbonate
- CBoth spicules or spongin fibers and calcium carbonate
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
B. Calcium carbonate
Step-by-step solution
Cnidarians exhibit tissue level of organization and are diploblastic Cnidoblasts, also known as cnidocytes, contain stinging capsules or nematocysts and are used for anchorage, defense, and prey capture in cnidarians.They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening, mouth on hypostome. Digestion is extracellular and intracellular. Some of the cnidarians, e.g., corals have a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate. Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms called polyp and medusa (Figure 4.6). The forme