Oxygen is carried from skin to different parts of body in earthworm by

Blood plasma

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Blood corpuscles

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Both A and B

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A special pigment called haemocyanin

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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
In earthworm blood glands are present in the 4th,5th and 6th segments. They are produced blood cells and haemoglobin which is dissolved in blood plasma. Blood cells are phagocytic in nature. Hence oxygen is carried from the skin to different parts of the body in Earthworm is by blood plasma and blood corpuscles.
So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

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Question 17
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the heart?

(i) Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of the body while right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from lungs.

(ii) Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs.

(iii) Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood to right ventricle which sends it to different body parts.

(iv) Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

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(b) (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iii)

Q. Which of the following statement(s) wrong with regard to heart?
A. Left atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the lungs.
B. Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different body parts while right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
C. Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from lungs while left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.
D. Pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and pulmonary artery brings oxygenated blood towards the heart.

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