You Find a Small, Elongated Animal Embedded in the Sand

question 34

Multiple Choice

You find a small, elongated animal embedded in the sand with one end sticking out. Among other things, it has segmental musculature, a coelom, a notochord, and a complete digestive tract with an anus located partway down the body. This animal is

• A) an annelid.
• B) a larval echinoderm.
• C) either a larval echinoderm or a chordate.
• D) a chordate.

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