NEET 2023
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2023
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
NEET 2023 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
Select the correct statements : (A) Platyhelminthes are...
Select the correct statements :
(A) Platyhelminthes are triploblastic pseudocoelomate and bilaterally symmetrical organisms.
(B) Ctenophores reproduce only sexually and fertilization is external.
(C) In tapeworm, fertilization is internal but sexes are not separate.
(D) Ctenophores are exclusively marine, diploblastic and bioluminescent organisms.
(E) In sponges, fertilization is external and development is direct.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Options
- A and only
- B and only
- C and only
- D and only
Correct answer
D. and only
Step-by-step solution
Option (4) is answer as it includes the correct statement i.e. (B), (C) and (D) options.
Option (1) is incorrect as platyhelminths are coelomate invertebrates and sponges show internal fertilization, thus statements and are incorrect.
Option (3) is incorrect as it includes statements (A).
Option (2) is incorrect as it includes only (B) and (D) statements whereas statements (C) is also correct i.e. tapeworm is a flatworm and is hermaphrodite.