Animal Kingdom Question 13
13. Ecdysis is shedding of
(a) stratum corneum
(b) epidermis
(c) dermis
(d) stratum Malpighi
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Answer : a
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(a) Stratum corneum is the outermost, partially cornified layer of scale like cells. Small fragments of this layer are periodically shed off from the body known as ecdysis. The new layer is regularly formed by underlaying stratum germinativum.
