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JIPMER 2010
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2010
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Animal Kingdom

JIPMER 2010 · Botany · Animal Kingdom

Shell of molluscs is derived from

Shell of molluscs is derived from

Options

  1. Afoot
  2. Bmantle
  3. Cctenidia
  4. Dplacoid

Correct answer

B. mantle

Step-by-step solution

Molluscs are the soft bodied, unsegmented animals covered by a shell. In between the shell and body wall, is a covering called mantle, which secretes the shell.
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