When volume of body increases due to increase in the volume of cells, not in the number of cells, then it is called as, 'auxetic growth'. Such growth is found in

Lizards

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Nematodes

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Solution

The correct option is D Nematodes
Auxetic growth is a type of growth in which the volume of the cell increases but the number of the cell remain constant. This type of growth is formed in nematodes. The cell grows due to the phenomena of cell enlargement.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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