alleryInsects, fishes, frogs and humans share which type of body symmetry?
ARadial symmetry
BBilateral symmetry
CAsymmetry
DSpherical symmetry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Bilateral symmetry
1. Each of these animals has just one plane that divides it into equal halves.
2. That single-plane property is bilateral symmetry.
3. Rule out radial symmetry: that needs several planes through a central axis.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 6 "Animal Classification", p.74_
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