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NEET 2026
Exam
NEET
Year
2026
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Animal Kingdom

NEET 2026 · Botany · Animal Kingdom

Given below are two statements : Statement I : When any plane...

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : When any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves, it is called radial symmetry.
Statement II : In phylum Echinodermata, both adults and larvae are radially symmetrical.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Options

  1. AStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
  3. CBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  4. DStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Correct answer

D. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Step-by-step solution

Statement I is correct as it is the exact definition of radial symmetry, where any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves.

Statement II is incorrect because in the phylum Echinodermata, the adult echinoderms are radially symmetrical, but the larvae are bilaterally symmetrical.
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