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Chapter 33, Problem 3TYU
The water vascular system of echinoderms
(A) functions as a circulatory system that distributes nutrients to body cells.
(B) functions in locomotion and feeding.
(C) is bilateral in Organization, even though the adult animal is not bilatcrally symmetrical.
(D) moves water through the animal's body during filter feeding.
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