NEET2026BiologyChapterActual
Read the following statements regarding the phylum Cnidaria and select the CORRECT ones. (i) Digestion in cnidarians is exclusively intracellular. (ii) Corals are cnidarians that possess a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate. (iii) They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening, the mouth on the hypostome. (iv) Adamsia represents the umbrella-shaped and free-swimming medusa form. (v) Cnidoblasts
Options
- A(i), (ii) and (iv) only
- B(iii), (iv) and (v) only
- C(ii), (iii) and (v) only
- D(i), (iii) and (iv) only
Correct answer
C. (ii), (iii) and (v) only
Step-by-step solution
Statement (i) is incorrect because digestion in cnidarians is both extracellular and intracellular. Statement (ii) is correct as some cnidarians, like corals, have a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate. Statement (iii) is correct because cnidarians have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening, the mouth on the hypostome. Statement (iv) is incorrect because Adamsia (sea anemone) represents the polyp form, which is sessile and cylindrical. The medusa form is umbrella-shaped and free-swimming, repres