NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice

Which of the following organisms possess a skeleton made of calcium bicarbonate?

Options

AMeandrina
BPhysalia
CAdamsia
DPennatula

Correct answer

A. Meandrina

Step-by-step solution

Corals have a skeleton made of calcium bicarbonate. They belong to the phylum Coelenterata or Cnidaria. Physalia - Portuguese man-of-war Adamsia - Sea anemone Pennatula - Sea-pen Meandrina - Brain coral

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