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6.Evolution
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Peripatus is a connecting link between
A
mollusca and echinodermata
B
annelida and arthropoda
C
coelenterata and porifera
D
ctenophora and platyhelminthes.
(AIPMT-2009)
Solution
(b) : Peripatus belongs to phylum onychophora. It shows characters of annelids as well as arthropods. Owing to its resemblance with two different phyla, Peripatus is often referred to as connecting link between them. This shows an important morphological and anatomical evidence of evolution.
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