The organism shown in the given figure is a/an:
1. Urochordate 2. Cephalochordate
3. Annelid 4. Hemichordate
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Excretory organ in Balanoglossus is
1. nephridia
2. antennary gland
3. flame cells
4. proboscis gland

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Which of the following is true for Hemichordata?

1. Earlier placed under phylum of Chordata
2. Now placed under Non- Chordata
3. Notochord is absent
4. All of these
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The phylum which was earlier considered as a subphylum under chordata but now placed as a separate phylum, in non-chordates is

1. Urochordata

2. Hemichordata

3. Cephalochordata

4. Vertebrata

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Hemichordates are placed separately from chordates mainly because they:
1. Lack pharyngeal gill slits
2. Do not show bilateral symmetry
3. Possess stomochord instead of a true notochord
4. Are exclusively freshwater organisms
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Which of the following phyla has a body divided into a proboscis, collar, and trunk, and lacks a notochord, though it was initially classified under Chordata?
1. Mollusca 2. Echinodermata
3. Hemichordata 4. Arthropoda
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Consider the two statements:
 Assertion (A): Hemichordates are chordates.
Reason (R): Notochord and stomochord are homologous.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Identify the incorrect statement about the phylum Hemichordata:
1. Hemichordates have a body divided into proboscis, collar, and trunk.
2. Balanoglossus is an example of a hemichordate.
3. Hemichordates have a closed circulatory system.
4. Respiration in hemichordates occurs through gills
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