Cuticle of earthworm is secreted by which of the following layers of the body?
A
Peritoneum
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B
Muscular layer
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C
Epidermis
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D
Hypodermis
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Solution
The correct option is C Epidermis It
is assumed that several proteins produced by the epidermal cells of Pheretima produce the cuticle and the
epidermal cells also regulate the timing and amount of the proteins that are to
be incorporated into the cuticle.