NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
In the diploblastic animals:
Options
- AMesoderm and mesoglea both are absent
- BMesoderm is present but mesoglea is absent
- CMesoderm is absent but mesoglea is present
- DMesoderm and mesoglea both are present.
Correct answer
C. Mesoderm is absent but mesoglea is present
Step-by-step solution
Animals in which the cells are arranged in two embryonic layers, external ectoderm and an internal endoderm, are called diploblastic animals, e.g., coelenterates. An undifferentiated layer, mesoglea, is present in between the ectoderm and the endoderm.