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In some animal groups, the body is found divided into compartments with serial repetition of at least some organs.This characteristic feature is called

A

segmentation

B

metamerism

C

metagenesis

D

metamorphosis

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B
Metamerism is true segmentation where extermal divisons correspond to internal divisions (hence, compartments in the body). Earthworm (an annelid) represents an example of matamerism.
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