Assertion (A): | Hemichordata was earlier considered as a sub-phylum under phylum Chordata but now it is placed as a separate phylum under non-chordata. |
Reason (R): | Hemichordates have a rudimentary structure in the collar region called stomochord, a structure analogous to notochord. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
In which of the following animals, the body is cylindrical and is composed of an anterior proboscis, a collar and a long trunk?
1. | Hemichordates | 2. | Urochordates |
3. | Cephalochordates | 4. | Vertebrate chordates |
The number of correct statements regarding hemichordates from the given is:
I. | A stomochord is present in the collar region |
II. | Circulation is of open type |
III. | Excretory organ is proboscis gland |
IV. | Development is indirect |
1. | 1 | 2. | 2 |
3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
1. | Circulatory system is a closed type |
2. | Proboscis gland is a digestive gland that secretes a large number of hydrolytic enzymes |
3. | Respiration takes place through the gills |
4. | Sexes are not separate, fertilization is internal and development is direct |
1. | Urochordates | 2. | Cephalochordates |
3. | Hemichordates | 4. | Vertebrate chordates |