Answer: Arthropoda.
- A Mollusca
- B Annelida
- C Echinodermata
- D Arthropoda
Correct answer: D. Arthropoda
Explanation: The name Arthropoda means 'jointed feet'; jointed appendages are their hallmark feature.
Moving across the animal phyla, body organisation becomes progressively more complex: from no symmetry and cellular organisation (Porifera) through radial/diploblastic (Cnidaria), bilateral/acoelomate (Platyhelminthes), pseudocoelomate (Nematoda), to a true coelom with full organ systems (Annelida and beyond).
Concept context
Phylum-level classification of the animal kingdom from Porifera to Chordata, based on body symmetry, coelom, and segmentation. One of the most example-heavy chapters for NEET.