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Echinoderms have a spiny skeleton made of …….plates.
a) chitinous                 
b) calcareous
c) silicates                   
d) collageneous

b

Body of echinoderms consists of…….
a) epidermis, middle dermis and an inner lining of peritoneum
b) epidermis, middle dermis and an outer lining of peritoneum
c) cuticle , middle dermis and an inner lining of peritoneum
d) epidermis, middle dermis and endoderm

a

Digestive system of echinoderms consists of……..
a) a short coiled tube 
b) the alimentary canal with ten pairs of pyloric caecae
c) the digestive glands
d) all of these

d

All echinoderms are…….
a) carnivores             
b) herbivores
c) omnivores               
d) detritus

a

Explanation: including starfish. Food mainly consists of oysters, clams, mussels



In starfish, respiration occurs through…
a) papule                    
b) peristomical gills
c) genetal bursae        
d) cloacae

a

In sea urchins, respiration occurs through
a) papule                                 
b) peristomical gills
c) genetal bursae        
d) cloacae

b

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