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Nephridia in earthworms filter wastes by being surrounded by:
Options
A Malpighian tubules
B Capillaries carrying blood
Correct Answer
C Contractile vacuoles
D Tracheal tubes
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Nephridia in earthworms are surrounded by capillaries carrying blood. They filter wastes from the blood through these capillaries, similar to the function of nephrons in the vertebrate kidney.

Hint

These excretory structures are intimately associated with blood vessels to filter metabolic wastes.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 101
Topic: ZOO 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1176 of 2214
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