NEET2008ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Earthworms have no skeleton but during burrowing, the anterior end becomes turgid and acts as a hydraulic skeleton. It is due to
Options
- ASetae
- BCoelomic fluid
- CBlood
- DGut peristalsis
Correct answer
B. Coelomic fluid
Step-by-step solution
Setae help in attachment, but turgidity and hydraulic skeleton is due to coelomic fluid.