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Classification of Animals
Question

Read the following statements.

(a) Calcareous spicules constitute the skeleton of some of the sponges.

(b) Stinging corpuscles are present only on the tentacles of cnidarians.

(c) The property of a living organism to emit light is well-marked in ctenophores.

(d) All flatworms absorb nutrients from the host directly through their body surface.

In the above, the INCORRECT statements are

Moderate
Solution

Stinging corpuscles are present on the tentacles and the body of cnidarians. Some flatworms (tapeworms) absorb nutrients from the host directly through their body surface. Others (flukes and planarians) have an incomplete gut with a single opening, the mouth.

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