Which of the following is an example of platyhelminthes?
Correct answer: B. Schistosoma
- A. Plasmodium
- B. Schistosoma
- C. Trypanosoma
- D. Wuchereria
Explanation
Platyhelminthes have soft and dorsoventrally flattened body with bilateral symmetry. Plasmodium and Trypanosoma belong to Phylum Protozoa while Wuchereria belongs to Phylum Aschelminthes.
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Animals are multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes whose cells lack cell walls and chloroplasts, with specialised tissues in most groups. Coverage includes body symmetry, tissue layers, coelom, segmentation and levels of organisation, plus major phyla such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata.
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