Question:

Which-one of the following is a mismatch of blood pigment and.organism?

Updated On: Jun 21, 2022
  • Haemoglobin - Frog .
  • Myoglobin - Snail
  • Haemocyanin - Scorpion
  • Haemoerythrin - Sipunculus
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

The blood serves to transport nutrients, oxygen and waste products from one part of body 'to the other. For the purpose of carrying oxygen, blood ?generally contains a respiratory pigment which? binds with oxygen and transports it. In snails, the respiratory pigment is haemocyanin and is dissolved in plasma. It provides a bl{ie tint to oxidised blood and is similar to haemoglobin but contains copper rather than iron and is less efficient.
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Animal Kingdom

Animals are eukaryotic, multicellular species that belong to the Kingdom Animalia. Every animal has a distinct characteristic. They get energy either by feeding on plants or on other animals. There are millions of species that have been recognized, few shares similar characteristics while others vary drastically.

Kingdom Animalia comprises all animals. In the midst of the five kingdoms, the largest kingdom is the animal kingdom. Animals are multicellular eukaryotes. Though, like plants, they do not possess chlorophyll or a cell wall. Therefore, members of the animal kingdom indicate a heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Kingdom Animalia is further classified into ten different subphyla based on their body designs or differentiations.

The different phyla of the Kingdom Animalia are as follows:

  1. Porifera
  2. Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Nematoda
  5. Annelida
  6. Arthropoda
  7. Mollusca
  8. Echinodermata
  9. Hemichordata
  10. Chordata

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