Thread like protoplasmic projections found on free surface of absorptive cells are

Cilia

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Microfilaments

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Microvilli

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Plasmodesmata

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Solution

The correct option is B Microvilli
Microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells and are involved in a wide variety of functions including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion and mechanotransduction.

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