Animal Kingdom Question 49
Question: “Portuguese man of war” is:
Options:
A) soldier of world war
B) Portuguese soldier
C) a sponge
D) a polymorphic, colonial, colenterata
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
The Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), is a marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae. They are polymorphic as they are composed of three types of polyps and an associated gas-filled air sac called as pneumatophore or ‘sail’.
They are a colony of specialized minute individuals called as zooids So, the correct answer is ‘A polymorphic, colonial, coelenterata’
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