JIPMER 2006
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2006
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
JIPMER 2006 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
Which of the following character is present essentialy in chordates...
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.