Animal Kingdom Question 804

Question: Which one occurs in mollouscs but not in echinoderms [AFMC 2001]

Options:

A) Flame cells

B) Malpighian tubules

C) Kidney

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

In mollusca, excretion occurs through paired sac like kidneys (or metanephridia) but in echinodermata kidneys are absent and excretion occurs partly by diffusion through body surface and partly by amoeboid coelomocytes.