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which characteristic of a flatworms digestive system allows the flatworm to distribute nutrients to all body cells?

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a branched gastrovascular cavity

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The primary organ of digestion and circulation in the members of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) is the gastrovascular cavity. The cavity is highly branched into a system of canals. Through canals flatworm such as Dugesia distribute nutrients all over the body.

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