NEET2007BotanyAnimal KingdomActual
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?
Options
- AVentral heart-scorpion
- BPost-anal tail-octopus
- CVentral central nervous system-leech
- DPharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo-Chameleon
Correct answer
A. Ventral heart-scorpion
Step-by-step solution
Leech is an Annelida, and has ventral central nervous system which consists of nerve ring, and a solid, double, mid ventral nerve cord with ganglia. Chameleon is a reptile, possessing pharyngeal gill slits during its embryonic development, and are later replaced by lungs. Scorpion is an Arthropoda, having dorsal heart. Octopus, a mollusc do not possess post anal tail. It is a characteristic feature of mammals. Related Theory The arthropod nervous system consists of a dorsal brain and a ventral, ganglionated longitu