Fertilization and embryo development in earthworms occur inside:
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Correct answer: Cocoons
The clitellum secretes a cocoon into which eggs and stored sperm are deposited. Fertilization and subsequent development of the embryos into juvenile worms take place within this cocoon, which is left in the soil.
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