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Platyhelminthes have:

A
Three layers of germ cells
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No coelom
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Flattened body
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D
All of the above features
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Solution

The correct option is C All of the above features
The general characteristics of the phylum Platyhelminthes are;
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes include flatworms that are triploblastic (having three germ layers). They are acoelomate (without anybody cavity) and are having bilateral symmetry.
  • Their body is unsegmented and flattened. Metameric segmentation and any form of skeletal structures are absent.
  • The anterior end of the body is developed into the head.
So the correct option is D.

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