Unlike an earthworm's metanephridia, a mammalian nephron
A) is intimately associated with a capillary network.
B) forms urine by changing fluid composition inside a tubule.
C) functions in both osmoregulation and excretion.
D) receives filtrate from blood instead of coelomic fluid.
E) has a transport epithelium.

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A mammalian nephron receives filtrate from blood, whereas an earthworm's metanephridia receive coelomic fluid.

Unlike an Earthworm's Metanephridia, a Mammalian Nephron