The excretory organ in prawn is .......... .

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(A) In crustaceans like prawns,the primary excretory organs are known as green glands or antennary glands.These glands are located in the head region

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Green gland

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(A) In crustaceans like prawns,the primary excretory organs are known as green glands or antennary glands.These glands are located in the head region and are responsible for the filtration of hemolymph and the excretion of nitrogenous wastes.Malpighian tubules are found in insects,kidneys are the primary excretory organs in vertebrates,and nephridia are found in annelids like earthworms.Therefore,the correct option is $A$.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$A$. Planaria	$I$. Malpighian tubules
$B$. Insect	$II$. Nephridia
$C$. Earthworm	$III$. Green gland
$D$. Prawn	$IV$. Protonephridia

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In crustaceans,the excretory functions are performed by

Antennal glands are found as an excretory structure in:

Match the List-$I$ with List-$II$.
List-$I$ List-$II$
$A$. Planaria $I$. Malpighian tubules
$B$. Insect $II$. Nephridia
$C$. Earthworm $III$. Green gland
$D$. Prawn $IV$. Protonephridia
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Malpighian tubules are ................

In terms of function,what is analogous to the nephridia in earthworms?

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