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Osphradium is meant for

A
Excretion
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Nutrition
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C
Grinding of food
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D
Selection and rejection of food
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Solution

The correct option is C Selection and rejection of food
Osphradium is an olfactory organ present in certain molluscs. It is linked with the respiration organ. It is a chemoreceptor. It is located near the left nuchal opening. It sense the incoming water for silt and possible food particles. It is meant for selection and rejection of food.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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