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Question:
Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?
Prawan, scorpion, locust
Malarial parasite, amoeba, mosquito
Sponge, sea anemone, starfish
Earthworm, pinworm, tapeworm
Solution:
Plasmodium belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, amoeba to the phylum Sarcomastigophora and mosquito to the phylum Arthropoda. Pinworm are nematodes, earthworms are annelids while tapeworms are cestoda. Sponge belongs to the phylum Porifera, sea anemone to Cnidaria while starfish is an echinoderm. Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta - all belong to the phylum Arthropoda. Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Prawan, scorpion, locust'.