Ten > Classification of Living Beings
Rearrange the following group of organisms in the order of evolution.
Group A: Sea horse, Jellyfish, Snake, Protochordate
Group B: Banyan, Moss, Volvox, Cycas
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Solution
Group-A (Animals)
- Jellyfish – Primitive aquatic animals without a backbone (invertebrates).
- Protochordate – Simple chordates with a notochord but no true backbone.
- Sea Horse – A vertebrate with a true backbone, representing more complexity.
- Snake – A reptile with a highly developed nervous and skeletal system, more advanced than fish.
Order for Group A: Jellyfish → Protochordate → Sea Horse → Snake
Group B (Plants)
- Volvox – A simple, colonial algae representing one of the earliest plant forms.
- Moss – Non-vascular plant, more evolved than algae, but lacking true vascular tissue.
- Cycas – A gymnosperm with seeds, showing further evolutionary advancement.
- Banyan – A flowering plant (angiosperm) with the most complex structures, including flowers and fruit.
Order for Group B: Volvox → Moss → Cycas → Banyan
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