The animal in which body cavity is absent is called:

Coelomate

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Schizocoelomate

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Enterocoelomate

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Acoelomate

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Solution

The correct option is C Acoelomate
When the animal does not possess body cavity, it is called acoelomate. This condition is seen in the case of animals belonging to plathyhelminthes.

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