NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
Which of the following is a common feature of Ascidia, Pristis, Hyla and Calotes?
Options
- ASkeleton made up of cartilage and bone
- BSolid, dorsal and double nerve cord
- CThree chambered heart with closed circulatory system
- DPaired pharyngeal gill slits at least in embryonic stage
Correct answer
D. Paired pharyngeal gill slits at least in embryonic stage
Step-by-step solution
Ascidia is a urochordate with an open circulatory system and is a protochordate. Pristis is a cartilaginous sawfish and is jawed vertebrae bear fins. Hyla is a tree frog with a bony skeleton. Calotes is a garden lizard with bony skeleton all these animals bears the paired pharyngeal gill slits at least in the embryonic stage (chordates have the dorsal, hollow nerve cord).