NEET Previous Year Question
Radial symmetry is NOT found in adults of phylum
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- AEchinodermata
- BCtenophora
- CHemichordata
- DCoelenterata
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) Radial symmetry: When any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves.Bilateral symmetry: When the body can be divided into identical left and right halves in only one plane. The adult echinoderms are radially symmetrical but larvae are bilaterally symmetrical. Coelenterates and Ctenophores are radially symmetrical animals.
Hemichordates are bilaterally symmetrical animals.
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