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Which of the following correctly matches the phylum with its type of symmetry?

Answer: Echinodermata adults, radial symmetry.

  • A Porifera, exhibiting bilateral body symmetry overall
  • B Echinodermata adults, radial symmetry
  • C Annelida, exhibiting radial body symmetry overall
  • D Platyhelminthes, lacking any defined body symmetry

Correct answer: B. Echinodermata adults, radial symmetry

Explanation: Echinodermata show radial symmetry as adults but bilateral symmetry as larvae. Porifera is generally asymmetrical, and Annelida and Platyhelminthes show bilateral symmetry.

Body Plan Progression Across PhylaPoriferaasymmetricalcellular levelCnidariaradial, diploblastictissue levelPlatyhelminthesbilateral, acoelomateorgan levelNematodapseudocoel.Annelida+true coelomorgan systemEach step adds organisational complexity: symmetry → germ layers → coelom type → organ systems

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.

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