NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system characterizes which of the following phylum?
Options
- AAnnelida
- BMollusca
- CArthropoda
- DEchinodermata
Correct answer
C. Arthropoda
Step-by-step solution
The phylum Arthropoda is the largest and most varied in the animal kingdom. It includes insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans. They have bilateral symmetry as their body can be divided vertically into two mirror images. They have metameric segmentation in which body organs and appendages were serially repeated in each segment. They are eucoelomate with an open circulatory system.