NEET Biology question

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)*Pila*: (i) Body segmented – Mollusca (ii) Mouth with radulaCorrect
(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

Answer: (A)

Solution

Pila, a gastropod mollusc, does not have a segmented body; molluscs are characteristically unsegmented, distinguishing them from annelids, so describing Pila's body as "segmented" is incorrect

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