How does the tapeworm body plan support widespread dissemination of the parasites?

Q: What are Arachnids ?

A: Phylum Arthropoda has 4 subphyla: Chelicerata (arachnids), Hexapoda (insects), Crustacea…

Q: Tapeworms posses both male and female reproductive organs. What is the name given to such organism?…

A: Sex is the combining and mixing of Chromosomes during the formation of offspring.

Q: How can Strongyloides and hookworms be differentiated in terms of their morphology?

A: Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the smallest parasites known to infect humans. Hookworms are…

Q: Discuss the anatomical adaptation of tapeworms to their intestinalhabitat.

A: Symbiotic relationships: Symbiosis is a type of close and long term relationship between two…

Q: Describe characteristics of nematodes and identify four parasitic nematodes.

A: The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with…

Q: Describe the life cycle of the parasitic wasp featured. What is its host? What is so crazy amazing…

A: Parasitic wasps are a large group of the hymenoptera superfamily. A parasitic organism feeds on a…

Q: What is the life cycle of atapeworm?

A: Tapeworms belong to the category of parasitic worms and also involves a larval stage in the process…

Q: What are the types of reproduction presented by cnidarians?

A: Cniderians:  Cniderians comes under phylum anemalia, which contains both marine and fresh water…

Q: In what ways are the flatworms more complex than the sponges and coelenterates?

A: Vertebrates and invertebrates are the 2 subdivisions into which all animals can be divided.  The key…

Q: Write the Scientific name of nematode that attacks the root of tobacco plant?

A: The nematodes are also called as roundworms. It constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called…

Q: How do flatworms breathe?

A: The worm of a phylum includes the planarians that will together and the parasitic flukes and…

Q: How does self infection bytapeworms occur?

A: Tapeworms are parasites that live in intestine of infected person. It has a tape like shape hence…

Q: How do mollusks feed, move, reproduce, and protect themselves?

A: Taxonomy is the science of classification of organisms based on their morphology, biochemical…

Q: How do gonozoids obtain their food in this colonial organism?

A: In colonial hydroids, the individual zooids or polyps have different functions like gonozooids are…

Q: How do ctenophores swim, and how do they obtain food?

A: Ctenophores comprise a phylum of invertebrates that survive in the marine waters worldwide. It is…

Q: Describe the characteristics of pseudocoelomate roundworms.

A: pseudocoelomate are organisms which have a body cavity that is filled with fluid and the fluid…

Q: In which organism is Archaegoniophore present?

A: Marchantia belongs to the family Marchantiaceae of the order Marchantiales. It is a group of…

Q: How do humans get infected with parasitic nematodes? Discuss two routes of transmission in humans.

A: Eggs of the parasite are excreted along with the faeces of the infected person which contaminate…

Q: Do tapeworms have a complicated digestive system? Can they be transferred through undercooked red…

A: Introduction :- Tapeworms are the invertebrates , that belongs to the phylum platyhelminthes and…

Q: How does the number of body cavities of nematodes compare with that of flatworms?

A: Flatworms, also known as  platyhelminths, are a phylum of bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied…

Q: What are the adaptations of parasitic nematodes that make them successful as endoparasites? Please…

A: Nematodes include round worms  These are free living or parasitic .Body wall is made of thick…

Q: Describe in details the adaptations for parasitism in flatworms (class Cestoda and Trematoda).

A: Introduction :- Flatworm parasitic adaptation refers to the changes and adjustments that occur in…

Q: Explain the Reproduction system of  Earthworms ?

A: REPRODUCTION IN EARTHWORMS -  earthworms are hermaphrodites , and reproduction mostly occurs through…

Q: What is the structural characteristic which makes may round worms survive as parasites inside the…

A: Parasites are those organisms which depend on other organism (host) to lead their life. The host…

Q: What is the name of the larva of coral and sea anemones ? What is the biological importance of that…

A: The larva is a developmental stage that is different from the adult stage. The organism has…

Q: What is a tongue worm, and where would it be found?

A: Tongue worms are classified as the members of Pentastomida under the Phylum Arthropoda, because they…

Q: Why do parasites like trematodes produce such large quantities of eggs?

A: The trematode reproduces asexually inside this mollusk host, creating numerous copies of a second…

Q: What are the importance of trematodes/flukes in ecology?

A: * Trematoda is class belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes with including two groups of parasitic…

Q: What is the name of the larva of corals and sea anemones? What is the biological importance of that…

A: Corals belong to the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria.  They are marine invertebrates and are…

Q: What is the type of reproduction that occurs in roundworms? What typical feature do nematode sperm…

A: Nematodes are the members of group eumetazoans characterized by bilateral symmetry and three germ…

Q: Why are earthworms important in our ecosystem?

A: Introduction: Earthworms have a reddish brown color with a cylindrical body. The body is also…

Q: How is the nervous system of nematodes organized? Where are the neural chords located in their body?

A: The nematodes are invertebrates belonging to phylum Nematoda. They have unsegmented thread-like…

Q: Which is the typicalfeature of the hookwormsrelated to the way they obtainfood and explore the host?

A: Both Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus have mouthparts with hooks or “enamel” that

Q: What is the life cycle ofthe hookworms?

A: Hookworms are blood-feeding parasites found commonly in intestines and lead to a infection called as…

Q: Do ctenophorans reproduce by shedding sperm into water?

A: Members of phylum Ctenophora are exclusively marine. They feed on plantons, swim by using cilia. The…

Q: What is the purpose of beneficial nematodes?

A: Beneficial nematodes fight soil-borne insect pests without harming earthworms, plants, animals, or…

Q: Describe the life cycle of a tapeworm.

A: Flat worms that can dwell in the intestines are known as tapeworms. Humans can contract these worms…

Q: What is trophallaxis? What function(s) does it serve in termites?

A: Behavior is whatever thing an animal does relating action and/or a reaction to a stimulus. Walking,…

Q: Which worms can be found in the eye? Which cause blindness?

A: Step 1 Eye worms are most often the type of parasite that may be lodge in an individual’s eyes or…

Q: What are the adaptations of parasitic nematodes that make them successful as endoparasites?

A: Parasitic nematodes are round worms that depend on the host for their nutrition they belong to…

Q: How does cryptobiosis in tardigrades increase the likelihood of survival?

A: Water bears, called tardigrades, are the water-dwelling microscopic invertebrates.

Q: What is the clitellum of earthtworms and where it is located?

A: An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate found in the upper layers of the moist soil that is rich…

Q: Are nematodes exclusively parasites?

A: Nematoda belongs to phylum Nemata, previously named Phylum Nemathelminthes or Phylum Aschelminthes.…

Q: Why are parasitic worm infections so difficult to treat?

A: Infection is defined as the invasion and multiplication of specific microorganisms such as bacteria,…

Q: How is the ctenidium modified from the ancestral form in a typical bivalve?

A: Ctenidium is a comb-like structure with an axis consisting of rows of projecting filaments. It is a…

Q: What are some advantages of freshwater clams producing parasitic larvae that attach to the gills of…

A: Glochidia, parasitic larvae of freshwater clams, attach themselves to the gills and skin of fish.

Q: How are gases exchanged in sponges?

A: sponges belong to the phylum porifera which comes under the kingdom animalia.

Q: Describe the life cycle of the human hookworm? How was john D. Rockfeller and southern US commerce…

A: Hello. Since your question has multiple sub-parts, we will solve first three sub-parts for you. If…

Parasitic infections

A parasite is an organism that lives in the body of another organism and obtains food at the expense of the host. There are two kinds of parasites they are internal and external. An internal parasite lives inside another organism and is known as endoparasite. An external parasite lives on the body surface of the host and is known as an ectoparasite.