Animal Kingdom Question 42

Question: Hemichordates have now been placed with the non-chordates, close to echinoderms, because true

Options:

A) notochord is absent.

B) pharyngeal gill-slits are lacking.

C) dorsal nerve cord is absent.

D) eart is lacking.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] Hemichordates have now been placed with the non-chordates because true notochord is absent in them but a buccal diverticulum is present in pre-oral region which is often called stomochord.