The presences of which of the following anatomicals would best distinguish a gastropod from a chiton?
A) presence of a muscular foot
B) presence of a rasp-like feeding structure
C) production of eggs
D) dorsal plates

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Gastropods and chitons are both mollusks, but chitons are distinguished by having eight dorsal plates, which gastropods do not have. Gastropods typically have a single, often spirally coiled shell or no shell at all, unlike the segmented dorsal plates of chitons.

The Presences of Which of the Following Anatomicals Would Best