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Question
Observe the given figure and answer the following.
- Name the phylum.
- Give the characteristics of this animal.
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Solution
- Phylum Aschelminthes
- 1. Ascaris is a roundworm that has long, thread-like or cylindrical, nonsegmented body.
2. Their body is covered with a tough cuticle.
3. These animals are triploblastic and pseudocoelomate.
4. They are generally endoparasites.
5. Animals belonging to the phylum Aschelminthes are unisexual.
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