NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
What does morphology refer to in the case of animals?
Options
- AInternal anatomy
- BEvolutionary trends
- CExternal appearance of organs or parts of the body
- DGenetic makeup
Correct answer
C. External appearance of organs or parts of the body
Step-by-step solution
The basic tissues as you have learnt in earlier classes, organise to form organs which in turn associate to form organ systems in the multicellular organisms. Such an organisation is essential for more efficient and better coordinated activities of millions of cells constituting an organism. Each organ in our body is made of one or more type of tissues. For example, our heart consists of all the four types of tissues, i.e., epithelial, connective, muscular and neural. We also notice, after some careful study that t