Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of all the chordates?

  • A
    Presence of coelom
  • B
    $A$ diaphragm separating thorax from abdomen
  • C
    Dorsal nerve cord
  • D
    Pharyngeal gill slits in the early embryonic stages

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Which of the following organisms possess a notochord only in the larval stage?

Select the correct statements with reference to chordates.
$A$. Presence of a mid-dorsal,solid and double nerve cord.
$B$. Presence of closed circulatory system.
$C$. Presence of paired pharyngeal gill slits.
$D$. Presence of dorsal heart.
$E$. Triploblastic pseudocoelomate animals.
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Reason : It includes small marine forms without a head.

$A$ rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals, which is mesodermally derived:

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