NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Where can Aschelminthes be found?
Options
- AOnly in water
- BOnly on land
- CBoth in water and on land
- DOnly in plants
Correct answer
C. Both in water and on land
Step-by-step solution
The body of Aschelminthes is circular in cross-section, hence the name roundworms. Aschelminthes may be freeliving, aquatic and terrestrial or parasitic in plants and animals. Roundworms have organ-system level of body organisation. Fertilization is internal in Aschelminthes. Aschelminthes may be freeliving, aquatic and terrestrial or parasitic in plants and animals. Alimentary canal is complete with a well- developed muscular pharynx. An excretory tube removes body wastes from the body cavity through the excretory