Biology NEET Full Syllabus Mock Test 180 Questions New Syllabus Mock Test - 12 PCB Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 11, 2026

Assertion: Balanoglossus and Branchiostoma are triploblastic, eucoelomate and having bilateral symmetry.
Reason: Both are exclusively marine and having notochord.

A
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
C
If assertion is true but the reason is false.
D
If both assertion and reason are false.

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Balanoglossus and Branchiostoma are both triploblastic, eucoelomate, and have bilateral symmetry.

Balanoglossus and Branchiostoma are both marine animals. Balanoglossus is a burrowing animal found in shallow waters between tide marks along the coast of warm and temperate oceans. Branchiostoma is one of the few living genera of lancelets.
Hemichordates (Balanoglossus) have a rudimentary structure in the collar region called stomochord, a structure similar to notochord. In Cephalochordata (Branchiostoma), notochord extends from head to tail region and is persistent throughout their life.

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