Animal Kingdom Question 136
136. Functionwise, just as there are nephridia in an earthworm, so are
(a) parotid glands in toad
(b) statocysts in prawn
(c) flame cells in liver fluke
(d) myotomes in fish
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Answer : c
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(c) Toads possess a pair of large parotid glands behind the tympana. They produce a milky poisonous fluid. Statocysts are the organs of equilibrium and sensory perception located at the base of antennae. Flame cells in liver fluke are the excretory organs.
