Animal Kingdom Question 648
Question: ‘Portuguese man of war’ is
Options:
A) Soldier of World War-I
B) Portuguese soldier
C) A sponge
D) A polymorphic, colonial coelenterate
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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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