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Question
Observe the animal below and answer the following questions.

- Identify the animal.
- What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
- Is this animal Cephalized?
- How many germ layers does this animal have?
- How many openings does this animal’s digestive system have?
- Does this animal have neurons?
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Solution
- Sea anemone (Adarnasia)
- Radial symmetry
- No
- Two (ectoderm and endoderm)
- One
- No.
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