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Question
Write the characters of the following animal with the help of the classification chart.
Elephant
Chart
Long Answer
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Solution
Classification:
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class |
| Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia |
Characters:
- They are multicellular organisms without a cell wall.
- They have an organ-system grade organization.
- They are bilaterally symmetrical.
- They are triploblastic and eucoelomate.
- An elephant is a terrestrial, herbivorous mammal adapted to survive in hot and humid tropical forests.
- It is a mammal and hence shows viviparity and milk secretion.
- The body is divisible into head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- The proboscis is a characteristic feature of the elephant, which is actually a modified nose.
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Chapter 6: Animal Classification - Exercises [Page 75]
