NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The function of Flame cells are:
A
Excretion and Osmoregulation
B
Digestion and excretion
C
Anchorage and excretion
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates such as flatworms. Flame cells function like a kidney and removes waste materials. Bundles of flame cells are called protonephridia. The function of these cells is to regulate the osmotic pressure and maintains ionic balance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Platyhelminths or flatworms possess flame cells, which are specialised to perform the functions of excretion and osmoregulation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main function of flame cells is osmoregulation and excretion. Just like kidneys they help filtration of wastes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flame cells are specialised cells seen in phylum Plathyelminthes. These cells are responsible for excretion and osmoregulation.

Detailed explanation-5: -A flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates, including flatworms, rotifers and nemerteans. The cells in the tubules are called flame cells (or protonephridia) because they have a cluster of cilia that looks like a flickering flame when viewed under the microscope.

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