Question

Pheretima can be associated with which of the following term?

• A. Sterile
• B. Hermaphrodite
• C. Radially symmetrical
• D. Dioecious

Answer 1

The correct option is B Hermaphrodite

Pheretima is hermaphrodite animal having both testes and ovaries in the same animal body. The animal is a bilaterally symmetrical animal. Earthworm belongs to the phylum Annelida which are segmented worms. Genital papillae are two pairs of protuberances on segments 17 and 19 on the ventral surface. Each papilla bears a shallow cup-like depression on the top, which functions as sucker during copulation.

So, the correct answer is option B.