Question

Match the name of the animal, with the characteristics and the phylum or class to which it belongs and choose the correct option.

• A. Ichthyophis - Terrestrial - Reptilia
• B. Limulus - Body covered by chitinous exoskeleton - Pisces
• C. Adamsia - Radially symmetrical - Porifera
• D. Petromyzon - Ectoparasite - Cyclostomata

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Petromyzon - Ectoparasite - Cyclostomata

Ichthyophis is a terrestrial animal but it belongs to class Amphibia and not Reptilia.

Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab where the body is covered by chitinous exoskeleton but it does not belong to class Pisces, it belongs to phylum Arthropoda.

Adamsia is radially symmetrical animals but it does not belong to phylum Porifera but phylum Cnidaria.

Petromyzon is ectoparasite on fish and turtles and it belongs to class Cyclostomata.

So, the correct answer is option D.