Animal Kingdom Question 373

Question: Which of the following statements is false

[Kerala CET 2005]

Options:

A) Male roundworm is smaller than female

B) Earthworms are hermaphrodite

C) Echinoderms are protostomous coelomates

D) Human teeth are anatomically comparable to scales of shark

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

The correct option is C Echinoderms are protostomous coelomates The true coelomates are categorized as either protostomes or Deuterostomes.

In protostomes, the blastopore becomes the mouth and in deuterostomes it becomes anus. Echinoderms are deuterostomes in which blastopore becomes anus.