Animal Kingdom Question 77

77. Besides annelida and arthropoda, the metamerism is exhibited by

(a) cestoda

(b) chordata

(c) mollusca

(d) acanthocephala

Show Answer

Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Metamerism is an important character of annelida and arthropoda. The body is divided externally into segments called metameres. Metamerism is also exhibited by chordata due to repetition of a succession of homologous structures along anterio-posterior axis.