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Which of the following is included in subkingdom parazoa?
a) porifera                 
b) platyhelminthes
c) echinodermata        
d) chordata

a

Explanation: porifera word derived from ‘porus’ meaning minute holes, called ostia



Which of the following is/are missing in phylum porifera?
a) multicellularity       
b) true tissue
c) organs                                 
d) both b and c

d

Explanation: these animals are commonly known as ‘sponges’



Which of the following is/are true about the sponges (porifera)?
a) primitive metazoans                       
b) all members are aquatic mostly marine
c) both a and b         
d) none of them

c

Body of porifera is tubular which opened at its anterior end called………..
a) anus                        
b) osculum
c) spongocoel             
d) ostia

b

The cavity present in the body of porifera is called……
a) mesoglea                
b) spongoocoel
c) pleura                                 
d) pinacoderm

b

The walls of bodies of animals belonging to phylum porifera are made up of…….. layers.
a) two                         
b) three
c) four                        
d) five

a

Explanation: 1. The Outer layer and
2. The inner layer



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