NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Digestion in cnidarians is strictly extracellular 2. Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms 3. Hydra is a free swimming animal 4. Polyps produce medusa sexually
Options
- AOnly 4 is correct
- BOnly 2 is correct
- CAll are correct
- DBoth 1 and 3 is correct
Correct answer
B. Only 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms called polyp and medusa. The former is a sessile and cylindrical form like Hydra, Adamsia, etc. whereas, the latter is umbrella-shaped and free-swimming like Aurelia or jelly fish.