NEET Biology question

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Digestion and distribution of nutrients both functions are performed by

(A)Blastocoels
(B)Coelom
(C)Spongocoel
(D)Gastrovascular cavity (coelenteron)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

In simple invertebrates such as cnidarians (e.g. Hydra) and flatworms, which lack a separate circulatory system, the single central body cavity -- the gastrovascular cavity, or coelenteron -- opens only through the mouth and performs both digestion of food (extracellularly, with the lining cells taking up and further

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