NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ANIMAL KINGDOM

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“Triploblastic, unsegmented, acoelomate exhibiting bilateral symmetry and reproducing both asexually and sexuality, with some parasitic forms”.
The above description is the characteristic of phylum

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Correct option: D

Platyhelminthes

Option D (Platyhelminthes) is correct because the description matches the characteristics of flatworms: triploblastic, unsegmented, acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical, and capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction, with many being parasitic.

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