Animal Kingdom Question 1001

Question: The simplest type of canal system in Porifera [CBSE PMT 1992]

Options:

A) Ascon type

B) Leucon type

C) Sycon type

D) Radial type

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Ascon is the simplest type of canal system, inwhich the body is thin-walled, bilaterally symmetrical and hollow due to the central cavity known as the spongocoel or gastrovascular cavity.