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Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 24.3, Problem 2TC
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The advantages favored the evolution of tapeworms’ long, flat shape.

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The organisms included in the phylum Platyhelminthes are “flatworms”. The bilaterally symmetrical and flat body characterizes the flatworms. They live in damp, marine, and freshwater habitats.

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