Type your response in the box. Based on the characteristics described, which category do you think humans belong to? Why do you think
this category?
starfish
cnidaria
nematoda
annelida
echinodermata
porifera
platyhelminthes
mollusca
arthropoda
chordata
sponges jellyfish Matworms round worms mollusks segmented insects
vertebrates
worms spiders
backbone
segmentation
endoskeleton
coelom
body cavity
bilateral symmetry
tissues

Question lacks the appropriate cladogram to represent the shared characteristics with the category however, the correct cladogram is attached with the answer.

The correct answer is - chordata.

Explanation:

Based on the characteristics given in the question, human can be placed in the category of chordata as they have multicellular body with tissue organization and also shows bilateral symmetry.

Humans also have body cavity with coelom . Endoskeleton with backbone is the present in the humans as well and known as vertebrates. So these all the characteristic present in the chordata category only.

Thus, the correct answer is - chordata.