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Match the name of the animal (column I), with one characteristic (column II), and the phylum/class (column III) to which it belongs:

1. Column I: Ichthyophis, Column II: terrestrial, Column III: Reptilia
2. Column I: Limulus, Column II: body covered by chitinous exoskeleton, Column III: Pisces
3. Column I: Adamsia, Column II: radially symmetrical, Column III: Porifera
4. Column I: Petromyzon, Column II: ectoparasite, Column III: Cyclostomata

Correct answer: Column I: Petromyzon, Column II: ectoparasite, Column III: Cyclostomata

Solution

Petromyzon is a lamprey, a jawless vertebrate placed in Cyclostomata. It is an ectoparasite because it attaches to other fishes and feeds on their body fluids.

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