NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2012

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    In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remaining three are correct?

    A)                 Genus Name                     Two characters                                 Phylum                 Pila                                         (i) Body segmented                        Mollusca                                                                 (ii) Mouth with Radula                  

    B)                 Asterias                                                (i) Spiny skinned                               Echinodermata (ii) Water vascular system                           

    C) Sycon                                    (i) Pore bearing                                 Porifera (ii) Canal system                

    D) Periplaneta                         (i) Jointed appendages                  Arthropoda (ii) Chitinous exoskeleton

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Molluscs   are   bilaterally   symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate, soft bodied animals. Their soft body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump. e.g., Pila (apple snail). Sepia (cuttle fish), Pinctada (pearl oyster), etc.                


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