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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Animal Kingdom

Question:

In molluscs, the general body cavity is :

Options:

Blastocoel

Haemocoel

Hydrocoel

Pseudocoel

Correct Answer:

Haemocoel

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) -Haemocoel

Phylum – Mollusca  is the second largest animal phylum . Molluscs are terrestrial or aquatic (marine or fresh water) having an organ-system level of organisation.

They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and coelomate animals. The main body cavity of mollusks is a haemocoel, through which blood circulates. The mollusks are triploblastic organisms with true coelom.The circulatory system of mollusks is open.   Body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump. A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a mantle over the visceral hump. The space between the hump and the mantle is called the mantle cavity in which feather like gills are present. They have respiratory and excretory functions. The anterior head region has sensory tentacles. The mouth contains a file-like rasping organ for feeding, called radula. They are usually dioecious and oviparous with indirect development.

Examples: Pila (Apple snail), Pinctada (Pearl oyster), Sepia (Cuttlefish), Loligo (Squid), Octopus (Devil fish), Aplysia (Seahare), Dentalium (Tusk shell) and Chaetopleura (Chiton)