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Write down four main characters of Annelida.
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Solution
Main characteristics of Annelida:
(i) They are triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, coelomate, soft and elongated animals.
(ii) Their body is metamerically segmented externally by transverse grooves and internally by septa.
(iii) They have a tube-like alimentary canal, which is complete and extends straight from mouth to anus.
(iv) Reproduction is sexual. Sexes may be separate or united (hermaphrodite).
Examples: Sea mouse, earthworm etc.
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