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Osphradium of Pila can be categorized into which of the following types of receptors?

A
Chemoreceptor
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Photoreceptor
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Tangoreceptor
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Phonoreceptor
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Solution

The correct option is A Chemoreceptor
Chemoreceptors are the receptors which detect the chemical changes taking place in their surrounding. Osphradium of Pila can be categorized into chemoreceptors. It is an olfactory organ. It is linked with the respiratory organs. The main function of this organ is thought to be to test incoming water for silt and possible food particles. The organ is present in all members of the genus Conus, the cone snails, a group of predatory sea snails.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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