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Excretory structure of earthworms is______

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Malpighian tubules

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Nephridia

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Kidney

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Antennal glands

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Solution

The correct option is B
Nephridia

In earthworm carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes are the main waste materials. The carbon dioxide is excreted out from the body through its moist skin by the process of diffusion. The nitrogenous wastes are excreted out of the body by special excretory organs called nephridia

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