The body cavity present between the body wall and the gut wall of vertebrates is called .

mesoderm

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coelom

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ectoderm

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endoderm

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The correct option is B coelom
All vertebrates have a body cavity between their body wall and the gut wall. This cavity is lined by the mesodermal layer, which is the second or the middle germ layer and is called coelom. The animals that have a true coelom are called coelomates.

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Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and gut wall. In some animals the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm. Such animals are called.

(a) Acoelomate

(b) Pseudocoelomate

(d) Haemocoelomate

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