NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
In the give diagram, typical chordate plan is given. Identify A and B.
Options
- ANerve cord and myotomes
- BGut and vertebral column
- CNerve cord and notochord
- DNotochord and nerve cord.
Correct answer
C. Nerve cord and notochord
Step-by-step solution
Members possess 3 fundamental chordate characters at any stage of life : 1 . Notochord - Solid, mesodermal and later on develop into vertebral column. 2 . Dorsal hollow nerve cord (or dorsal tubular nerve cord or neural tube) - Hollow, ectodermal and later on develop into CNS (central nervous system). 3 . Pharyngeal gill slits. - Bilaterally symmetrical, organ system level, triploblastic and eucoelomate.