What type of movement is exhibited by an earthworm?

Jumping

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Running

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Walking

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Wriggling

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The correct option is D
Wriggling

In earthworms, each segment can move independently, so that alternating contractions between the two different sets of muscles in many different segments create shape changes all along the body.This type of movement is called as a crawling movement.

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What type of movement is exhibited by an earthworm?

The correct option is D Wriggling In earthworms, each segment can move independently, so that alternating contractions between the two different sets of muscles in many different segments create shape changes all along the body.This type of movement is called as a crawling movement.

The correct option is D
Wriggling

In earthworms, each segment can move independently, so that alternating contractions between the two different sets of muscles in many different segments create shape changes all along the body.This type of movement is called as a crawling movement.