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Question
Why streamlined bodies and presence of setae is considered as adaptations of earthworm?
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Solution
- Stream-lined bodies help them to live in narrow burrows underground and for easy penetration into the soil.
- Setae help the earthworm to move through the soil and provide an anchor in the burrows. Therefore these are considered to be adaptations of earthworm.
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