The Water Vascular System of Echinoderms

question 42

Multiple Choice

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 bilaterally symmetrical.
• D) moves water through the animal's body during suspension feeding.
• E) is analogous to the gastrovascular cavity of flatworms.

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