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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 4. Animal kingdom

Which of the following options does correctly represent the characteristic features of phylum Annelida?

  1. A Diploblastic, mostly marine and radially symmetrical.
  2. B Triploblastic, unsegmented body and bilaterally symmetrical.
  3. C Triploblastic, segmented body and bilaterally symmetrical.
  4. D Triploblastic, flattened body and acoelomate condition.
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(C) Triploblastic, segmented body and bilaterally symmetrical.

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Option (3) is the correct answer as members of phylum Annelida are segmented worms exhibiting triploblasty.
Acoelomate condition and bilateral symmetry are seen in members of phylum Platyhelminthes.