Match the name of the animal (column I), with one characteristic (column II), and the phylum/class (column III) to which it belongs.
- array|l|l|l| Column I & Column II & Column III \ Limulus & Body covered by chitinous exoskeleton & Pisces \ array
- array|l|l|l| Column I & Column II & Column III \ Adamsia & Radially symmetrical & Porifera \ array
- array|l|l|l| Column I & Column II & Column III \ Petromyzon & Ectoparasite & Cyclostomata \ array
- array|l|l|l| Column I & Column II & Column III \ Ichthyophis & Terrestrial & Reptilia \ array
Answer
(3) array|l|l|l| Column I & Column II & Column III \ Petromyzon & Ectoparasite & Cyclostomata \ array
Solution
As per NCERT, Petromyzon (lamprey) belongs to Class Cyclostomata, whose members are ectoparasites on some fishes ⇒ (3) is correctly matched.
∵ Limulus (king crab) has a chitinous exoskeleton but is an arthropod, not a fish, (1) is wrong.
∵ Adamsia (sea anemone) is radially symmetrical but belongs to Coelenterata (Cnidaria), not Porifera, (2) is wrong.
∵ Ichthyophis (limbless amphibian) belongs to Amphibia, not Reptilia, (4) is wrong.
Answer: (3)