Which of the following statments about Cestoda feeding methods is false?
a) They are parasites.
b) As adulsts, they live in a digestive tract.
c) They use a degenerate mouth to intest some of their food.
d) they lack a digestive tract.
e) They absorb nutrients through the walls of their body.
2007-11-06 13:35:43 · 2 answers · asked by Second T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
They have hooks and suckers by means of which they attach to the lumen of the gut.They lack mouth and digested food from the host is absorbed through the body surface.
C is false.
2007-11-09 19:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c. is false. No mouth.
A. Definitely true. Tapeworms are parasites.
B. Definitely true. Adult tapeworms attach to the insides of the small intestine to absorb digested food.
D. Definitely true. Tapeworms don't need a digestives system because they take in digested food.
E. Definitely true. The food comes in through the skin.
2007-11-06 13:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋