QuestionZoology / body plan
Which one of the following is correct with regards to animals with bilateral symmetry, triploblastic body and true body cavity?
- (a) Roundworm, earthworm and leech
- (b) Earthworm, leech and nereis
- (c) Ascaris, round worm and earthworm
- (d) Earthworm, sea cucumber and sea urchin
Answer: (b) Earthworm, leech and nereis
Bilateral, triploblastic, true coelom = coelomates. Annelids: earthworm, leech, Nereis → (b). Roundworms/Ascaris are pseudocoelomates; sea cucumber and sea urchin are echinoderms with radial symmetry in adults.