Do Tapeworms Urinate?

Question

I'm doing research for a project, does anyone know what happens as far as the end product of tapeworm digestion?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Tapeworms don't urinate for the simple reason that they don't have urine. But, like any living organism, they DO produce waste and they DO get rid of it. They just do it in a different manner, either by diffusing it out similar to the way they diffuse food in or by sloughing off cells.

MOST of what comes off a tapeworm, however, is reproductive in nature. I read somewhere that upwards of 90% of a tapeworm is reproductive tissue. Most of what it does is make eggs and larvae to infect other creatures. Typical of an r-selected organism.

Answer 2

Two separate questions here:
1. Tape worms don't digest. They wallow around in the products of your digestion and absorb that.
2. Since they haven't got any circulation they can't use any kind of kidneys, nephridia, flame cells, so no urination.

Answer 3

I'm not certain what their metabolism is like, but they basically just absorb nutrients from the host's digestive tract. Any waste products they produce just diffuse out of their cells back into the intestine of the host.

Answer 4

They poop and pee out of the same hole like birds, which I think is very efficient. They are almost like one big intestine.

Answer 5

i assume they would have to, i'm not sure. it's those kinds of questions that keep me up at night...

Answer 6

No