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GK QUESTION#3885

____is an example of acoelomate.

  1. AEchinoderms
  2. BPlatyhelminthesCorrect answer
  3. CMolluscs
  4. DArthropods
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B. Platyhelminthes

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Flatworms, Platyhelminthes, are acoelomates: they lack a body cavity between the gut and body wall. This differs from the coelomate organization of the other listed phyla.

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