Read the following statements and choose the correct statem…

Biology Animal Kingdom Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 21, 2026

Read the following statements and choose the correct statement:

Flatworms are mostly endoparasites.

In members of phylum Arthropoda excretion takes place through flame cells.

All the general characters of Nereis are similar to earthworm due to this both are placed into the same phyla.

Members of mollusca have a segmented body which have distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump.

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Nereis, an aquatic form, is dioecious, but earthworms and leeches are monoecious. In Mollusca, body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump. Malpighian tubules is the excretory organ in all insects except in Collembola, some of the Thysanura and the aphids.

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