alleryThe segmentation seen in the earthworm is called:
ASuperficial
BAccidental
COccasional
DMetameric
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Metameric
1. The earthworm is divided along its whole length.
2. Organs repeat serially in those divisions.
3. That pattern is called metameric segmentation.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 4, Animal Kingdom._
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