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Which type of nematode lacks phasmids or caudal chemoreceptors?
Which type of nematode lacks phasmids or caudal chemoreceptors?
- Aphasmids (correct)
- Amphid
- Phasmids
- Oviparous
Which life cycle involves laying eggs in segmented stage?
Which life cycle involves laying eggs in segmented stage?
- Viviparous
- Oviparous
- Ovoviviparous (correct)
- Larviparous
Which nematodes are known as the "Triad of Infection"?
Which nematodes are known as the "Triad of Infection"?
- Hookworm, Ascaris, and Trichuris (correct)
- Oviparous, Ovoviviparous, and Viviparous
- Aphasmids, Phasmids, and Amphid
- Larviparous, Hookworm, and Ascaris
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Study Notes
- Separate sexes with distinguishing tail characteristics.
- Life cycle includes egg, larval, and adult stages.
- Aphasmids lack phasmids or caudal chemoreceptors.
- Phasmids have caudal chemoreceptors.
- Amphid has cephalic chemoreceptors.
- Oviparous lays eggs in unsegmented stage.
- Ovoviviparous/oviviparous lays eggs in segmented stage.
- Viviparous/larviparous produces larvae.
- Different nematodes affect different parts of the body.
- Hookworm, Ascaris, and Trichuris are known as the "Unholy 3" or "Triad of Infection."
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