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What is the main function of contractile vacuoles in Protozoa ?
(a) Osmoregulation
(b) Excretion
(c) Reproduction
(d) Food regulation

A

Osmoregulation

B

Excretion

C

Reproduction

D

Food regulation

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Osmoregulation
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