Ecdysis is

A. development of the ectoderm layer in the gastrula.
B. development of the epidermis from the ectoderm.
C. disintegration of the ectoderm.
D. molting of the exoskeleton.
E. the feeding tentacles of the Ecdysozoa.


D. molting of the exoskeleton.

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