A planula is a ________

a. motile ciliated larva that will settle and grow into a polyp
b. reproductive polyp on a colonial hydroid
c. barbed thread of a nematocyst
d. male medusa


a

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__________ is the universal solvent.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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