Cnidarians (such as jellyfish) and flatworms have _____ digestive tract, ______

a. a complete; processing food from mouth to anus
b. a blind ended; expelling undigested wastes through the single opening
c. a blind ended; completely digesting anything entering it
d. no; absorbing nutrients by phagocytosis
e. no; capturing food by filter feeding


B; Cnidarians and flatworms have a gastrovascular cavity, which is a blind-ended gut with a single opening. There will always be some undigested waste, and this must leave through the single opening.

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