Multiple choice

Directions: Vicky was playing volleyball in the ground with his friends. One of his friend, Himesh who was standing near the boundary felt something climbing upon his feet. Subsequently he started crying in pain. Vicky being a class IX student identified the climbing creature as leech and helped in removing the leech.

To which of the following phylum does leech belong?

  1. Phylum Arthropoda

  2. Phylum Platyhelminthes

  3. Phylum Annelida

  4. Phylum Echinodermata

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Leeches belong to the Phylum Annelida, which consists of segmented worms. Arthropoda includes insects and crustaceans, Platyhelminthes are flatworms, and Echinodermata includes starfish and sea urchins.