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Question
Write down four main characters of Platyhelminthes. Give two examples.
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Solution
Main characteristics of Platyhelminthes:
(i) Their body is bilaterally symmetrical.
(ii) They are triploblastic animals i.e. their tissues differentiate from three embryonic germ layers.
(iii) Excretory system consists of blind tubules called protonephridia, which bear a tuft of cilia at the end called a flame cell.
(iv) They are hermaphrodites i.e. both male and female reproductive organs occur in the same individual.
Examples: Liver fluke (Fasciola) and blood fluke (Schistosoma).
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