NEET 1989 · Class 11

Animal Kingdom

A chordate character is

  1. (A)gills
  2. (B)spiracles
  3. (C)post-anal tail
  4. (D)chitinous exoskeleton

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

They possess a post anal tail and a closed circulatory system.

Chapter
Animal Kingdom
Section
4.2.11 Phylum – Chordata
Page
9
Words matched
11 of 11

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'They possess a post anal tail', which directly matches the correct answer option C and distinguishes it from the other options.

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