Chapter 25, Problem 3A

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The structure that attaches the intestine of the host with help of hooks and the suckers.

Introduction:

The parasites are the organism that live in association with the other organisms and feed on them. There are many parasitic adaptations that different organisms evolve. There are some organism that feed from the food and blood from the intestine and have hook and sucker for attachment.

Explanation of Solution

The tapeworm are the intestinal parasites that live in the human digestive system. The tapeworm has a scolex that is a hook like structure and help in the attachment of the parasite to the intestinal lining from where it obtains its food.