NEET2006BotanyAnimal KingdomActual
Which of the following character is present essentialy in chordates ?
Options
- AVentral spinal chord
- BDorsal heart
- CPharyngeal gill slits
- DBlood flow in forward direction in ventral blood vessels
Correct answer
C. Pharyngeal gill slits
Step-by-step solution
Chordate animals, at some time in their life history, exhibit the following three diagnostic charcters : (1) Presence of notochord. (2) Presence of dorsal tubular nerve cord. (3) Presence of gill clefts during development. Beside these, some other characters are : (4) Ventral heart. (5) Hepatic portal system.