In which class of Coelenterate, the polyp and medusa both are found in one animal?
A
Hydrozoa
B
Scyphozoa
C
Anthozoa
D
None of the above
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Hydrozoa Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms called polyp and medusa.
The former is a sessile and cylindrical form like Hydra, Adamsia, etc. whereas, the latter is umbrella-shaped and free-swimming like Aurelia or jellyfish.
These Cnidarians, which exist in both forms exhibit alternation of generation (Metagenesis), i.e., polyps produce medusae asexually and medusae form the polyps sexually (e.g., Obelia).
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Find out the incorrect statement(s).
I. Polyp is sessile and cylindrical like Adamsia
II. Medusa is umbrella shaped and free-swimming like Aurelia
III. Polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae form the polyps asexually
IV. Medusae produce polyps sexually
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Assertion [A]: Obelia exhibits metagenesis.
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