NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
What is the type of reproduction in Nereis?
Options
- Aasexual
- Bsexual
- Cboth asexual and sexual
- Dnone of the above
Correct answer
B. sexual
Step-by-step solution
They may be aquatic (marine and fresh water) or terrestrial; free-living, and sometimes parasitic. They exhibit organ-system level of body organisation and bilateral symmetry. They are triploblastic, metamerically segmented and coelomate animals. Their body surface is distinctly marked out into segments or metameres and, hence, the phylum name Annelida (Latin, annulus : little ring). A closed circulatory system is present. Nephridia (sing. nephridium) help in osmoregulation and excretion. Neural system consists of