Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?

Earthworm, Pinworm, Tapeworm

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Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta

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Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish

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Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito

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Solution

The correct option is B Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta
Earthworm is an annelid while pinworm is nematode and tapeworm is platyhelminth.
Sponges belong to the phylum Porifera, sea anemone belongs to phylum Cnidaria while starfish to Echinodermata.
Plasmodium falciparum is a malarial parasite belonging to the Apicomplexa, Amoeba is protozoa while the mosquito is an arthropod.
Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta all belong to the phylum Arthropoda.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Suggest Corrections

	Animals	Characteristic feature
(a)	Scorpion, spider, cockroach	Ventral solid central nervous system
(b)	Cockroach, locust, tapeworm	Metameric segmentation
(c)	Liver fluke, sea anemone, sea cucumber	Bilateral symmetry
(d)	Centipede, prawn, sea urchin	Jointed legs