Which of the following statements about the Malpighian tubules is false?
a. Water and some solutes are transported into the Malpighian tubules via active transport.
b. The Malpighian tubules empty into the gut of the insect.
c. Water, some salts, and other solutes are reabsorbed into the hemolymph in the rectum.
d. The excretory system of an insect may contain up to several hundred Malpighian tubules.
e. The blind ends of the Malpighian tubules are bathed in hemolymph.
A
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