Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding the concept of the bo
ID: 267199 • Letter: I
Question
Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding the concept of the body plan in multicellular organisms ( ) it is an assemblage of morphological features shared among many members of a phylum-level group.( ) The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla.( ) This term, usually applied to animals, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as symmetry, segmentation and limb disposition. ( ) Body plans have historically been considered to have evolved primarily in the Cambrian Period.( ) Not all multicellular organisms have a body plan
Explanation / Answer
(a) Body plan is an assemblage of morphological features shared among many members of a phylum level group (True)
(b)The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla (True).
(c) This term, usually applied to animals, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as symmetry, segmentation and limb disposition (True).
(d) Body plans have historically been considered to have evolved primarily in the Cambrian Period (True).
(e) Not all multicellular organisms have a body plan (False).