Periodically Shedding Their Outer Covering Is a Feature Unique to the ________

question 43

Multiple Choice

Periodically shedding their outer covering is a feature unique to the ________

• A) ecdysozoans.
• B) echonodermata.
• C) mollusca.
• D) lophotrochozoans.
• E) bryozoans.

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Definitions:

Merkel Disks

Specialized skin cells that function as mechanoreceptors for touch sensations.

Gustatory Cortex

The brain region involved in the perception of taste.

Taste Buds

Sensory organs located on the tongue that are responsible for perceiving and distinguishing between different tastes.