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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Animal Kingdom

Question:

Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and gut wall. In some animals the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm. Such animals are called :

Options:

Acoelomate

Coelomate

Pseudocoelomate

Haemocoelomate

Correct Answer:

Pseudocoelomate

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) -Pseudocoelomate

Presence or absence of a cavity between the body wall and the gut wall is very important in classification. The body cavity, which is lined by mesoderm is called coelom.

Animals possessing coelom are called coelomates, e.g., annelids, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms, hemichordates and chordates .

In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm, instead, the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and endoderm. Such a body cavity is called pseudocoelom and the animals possessing them are called pseudocoelomates, e.g., aschelminthes .

The animals in which the body cavity is absent are called acoelomates, e.g., platyhelminthes.