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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Animal Kingdom

Question:

Which is incorrect about non-chordates ?

Options:

Gill slits are absent.

Post anal tail is absent.

Heart is dorsal.

Central nervous system is ventral, hollow and double.

Correct Answer:

Central nervous system is ventral, hollow and double.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) -Central nervous system is ventral, hollow and double.

Animals belonging to phylum Chordata are fundamentally characterised by the presence of a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits . These are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate with organ-system level of organisation. They possess a post anal tail and a closed circulatory system.