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An organism showing medusa and polyp at different stages of its lifecycle belongs to the phylum

A
Porifera
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Cnidaria
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C
Nemotoda
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Mollusca
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Echinodermata
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Solution

The correct option is C Cnidaria
An organism showing medusa and polyp at different stages of its life cycle belongs to the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is a jellyfish-like free-swimming, umbrella-shaped stage that occurs in the life cycle of certain cnidarians. Polyp is a hydra-like animal and exhibits the sessile stage of the life cycle of certain cnidarians.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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