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What do freshwater flatworms use to remove excess water from body fluids?

a. flame cells
b. nephridia
c. excretory pores
d. kidneys

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The answer is Flame Cells. Just took the test.

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The freshwater flatworm has A. Flame cells. Flame cells function like a kidney, removing waste through filtration. Cilia propel waste matter down the tubles and out of the body through a pore. Looking at a Flame cell through a microscope the cilia cluster looks like a flickering flame.
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