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  4. Which of the following cells are present only in the epidermis of Hydra? (A) Interstitial cells (B) Cnidoblasts (C) Sensory cells (D) Germ cells

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Q. Which of the following cells are present only in the epidermis of Hydra?
(A) Interstitial cells
(B) Cnidoblasts
(C) Sensory cells
(D) Germ cells

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Solution:

Interstitial cells - Totipotent cells which give rise to all different cells of body in epidermis layer of cnidarians
Cnidoblast - Are stinging cells, in epidermis layer of cnidarians cnidoblast in characteristic feature of cnidarians
Sensory cells - Scattered through out epidermis, but sensory cells are also observed in animals of other phyla