Select the incorrect statements from the following: Choose the answer from the options given below:
- A and C only
- B and E only
- B and D only
- C and D only
Answer
(2) B and E only
Solution
A – correct: Platyhelminthes have an incomplete digestive system (single opening).
B – incorrect: adult echinoderms are radially symmetrical; only the larvae are bilaterally symmetrical.
C – correct: Aschelminthes are pseudocoelomates.
D – correct: as per NCERT, in Chondrichthyes the notochord is persistent throughout life.
E – incorrect: reptiles are cold-blooded (poikilotherms) and cannot keep a constant body temperature.
∴ Incorrect statements: B and E
Answer: (2)