Which of the following organisms secrete a slippery slime to facilitate movement?

Cockroach

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Snail

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Solution

The correct option is C
Snail

Snails move by gliding along the muscular foot through succeeding waves of muscular contractions that move up and down the foot from their tail to their head.

It secretes a slippery slime, which coats the ground under the snail that helps it to move along easily.

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Which of the following organisms secrete a slippery slime to facilitate movement?

The correct option is C Snail Snails move by gliding along the muscular foot through succeeding waves of muscular contractions that move up and down the foot from their tail to their head. It secretes a slippery slime, which coats the ground under the snail that helps it to move along easily.

The correct option is C
Snail

Snails move by gliding along the muscular foot through succeeding waves of muscular contractions that move up and down the foot from their tail to their head.

It secretes a slippery slime, which coats the ground under the snail that helps it to move along easily.