A newly discovered organism exhibits radial symmetry in its larval stage but bilateral symmetry as an adult. Its body cavity is formed by splitting of the mesoderm. It possesses a water vascular system. To which phylum does this organism MOST likely belong?
Echinodermata
Chordata
Cnidaria
Annelida
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A newly discovered organism exhibits radial symmetry in its larval stage but bilateral symmetry as an adult. Its body cavity is formed by splitting of the mesoderm. It possesses a water vascular system. To which phylum does this organism MOST likely belong?
Echinodermata
Chordata
Cnidaria
Annelida
Which of the following combinations of characters is unique to the phylum Chordata?
Bilateral symmetry, triploblastic, coelomate
Notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, post-anal tail
Closed circulatory system, segmented body, jointed appendages
Radial symmetry, diploblastic, acoelomate
