You wish to determine which organs function to remove waste products from the hemolymph (blood) of an insect. You do so by injecting a suspension of particulate dye particles into the abdominal cavity of an anesthetized cricket. Where will you find these dye particles 45 minutes later, after you euthanize and dissect the cricket?

A. in the antennal glands
B. in the urinary bladder
C. in the nephrons of the kidneys
D. in the Malpighian tubules
E. in the nephridia
F. in the protonephridia


Answer: D

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