Consider following features: Select the correct option of animal groups which possess all the above characteristics
- Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata
- Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
- Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
- Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
Answer
(3) Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
Solution
As per NCERT, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata all show organ system level of organisation, bilateral symmetry and a true coelom (A and B).
Metameric segmentation (C), however, is present in Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata, but Mollusca are unsegmented.
∴ Groups possessing all three features: Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata.
Answer: (3)