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Topic: Frog: digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems· Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Following are the statements about prostomium of earthworm.(a) It serves as a covering for mouth.(b) It helps to open cracks in the soil into which it can crawl.(c) It is one of the sensory structures.(d) It is the first body segment.Choose the corre…

Following are the statements about prostomium of earthworm.

(a) It serves as a covering for mouth.

(b) It helps to open cracks in the soil into which it can crawl.

(c) It is one of the sensory structures.

(d) It is the first body segment.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1. (a), (b) and (c) are correct

2. (a), (b) and (d) are correct

3. (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct

4. (b) and (c) are correct

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Answer: 1. (a), (b) and (c) are correct

The prostomium is a lobe that covers the mouth, is sensory and helps in opening cracks in the soil. It is not a segment: the first body segment is the peristomium, which contains the mouth. So (a), (b), (c) are correct, (d) is wrong.

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