NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
Which of the following is characteristic of phylum Ctenophora?
Options
- ADiploblastic with tissue grade body organization
- BOnly sexual method of reproduction but organisms are hermaphrodites
- CThe body bears eight external rows of ciliated comb plates and shows bioluminescence
- DAll of these
Correct answer
D. All of these
Step-by-step solution
Ctenophores, commonly known as sea walnuts or comb jellies, are exclusively marine, radially symmetrical, diploblastic organisms with tissue level of organization. The body bears eight external rows of ciliated comb plates, which help in locomotion. Digestion is both extracellular and intracellular. Bioluminescence (the property of a living organism to emit light) is well-marked in ctenophores. Sexes are not separate. Reproduction takes place only by sexual means. Fertilization is external with indirect development