SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 47

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q47

To which group of the animal kingdom does an earthworm belong?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Annelida.

Phylum Annelida: Main Features-Body bearing ring

  1. Body is long, thin, soft and metamerically segmented.
  2. Locomotion takes place through setae made up of Chitin.
  3. Well developed Alimentary canal.
  4. Respiration through skin,in some it is through gills.
  5. Excretion through Nephridia.
  6. Normal Nervous system
  7. Red blood is present.
  8. True coelm is present.
  9. Both unisexual and bisexual.
  10. Examples-Earthworm, Nereis, Leech etc.