Earthworms show all of the following features except  

A.  containing segments with a mouth on the first and the anus on the last.
B.  containing touch-sensitive and light-sensitive organs in the segments.
C.  containing fewer setae than in polychaetes.
D.  containing distinct head regions and parapodia.
E.  being hermaphroditic.


D.  containing distinct head regions and parapodia.

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