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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 1 Objective Question

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5. Which of the following groups are classified as Protostomes?
Options
A Chordates and Echinoderms
B Arthropods, Molluscs, and Annelids
Correct Answer
C Cnidarians and Ctenophores
D Porifera only
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Protostomes ('first mouth') are coelomate/pseudocoelomate invertebrates where the blastopore develops into the mouth. Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Annelida are major protostome groups.

Hint

These are major non-deuterostome coelomate invertebrate phyla.

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