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P-2 Animal Classification — Science STD 10 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceP-2 Animal Classification2 Marks
Question
Our body irritates if it comes in contact with jellyfish.
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Answer

  • Jellyfish is a coelenterate that has cnidoblasts bearing tentacles.
  • These cnidoblasts inject toxins to paralyse the prey at the time of feeding.
  • When jellyfish comes in contact with our body, this toxin is released causing reaction to our skin.
  • Therefore, our body gets irritation when we come in contact with jellyfish.

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