Metameric segmentation is the characteristic of
- Mollusca and Chordata
- Platyhelminthes and Arthropoda
- Echinodermata and Annelida
- Annelida and Arthropoda
Answer
(4) Annelida and Arthropoda
Solution
As per NCERT, in some animals the body is externally and internally divided into segments with a serial repetition of at least some organs; this pattern is called metameric segmentation (metamerism), e.g. earthworm.
∵ Metamerism is shown by Annelida and Arthropoda.
∵ Mollusca, Platyhelminthes and Echinodermata are unsegmented ⇒ options (1), (2) and (3) are wrong.
Answer: (4)