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Which class of tapeworm does Taenia saginata belong to?

  • Nemathelminthes
  • Trematoda
  • Platyhelminthes
  • Cestoda (correct)

What is the usual habitat of Pseudophyllidean cestodes?

  • Stomach
  • Colon
  • Small intestine (correct)
  • Large intestine

Which tapeworm requires 2 intermediate hosts?

  • Diphyllobothrium latum (correct)
  • Dipylidium caninum
  • Taenia solium
  • Hymenolepis nana

What is the characteristic structure of the scolex of Cyclophyllidean cestodes?

<p>Globular with 4 muscular or cup-like suckers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the ova of Pseudophyllidean cestodes?

<p>Immature, operculated, ovoidal shaped (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm is characterized by having a scolex with 2 sucking grooves called bothrium?

<p>Diphyllobothrium latum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm has mature but nonoperculated, spherical ova?

<p>Taenia solium (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm requires 2 intermediate hosts for its life cycle?

<p>Diphyllobothrium latum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm is characterized by having lateral genital pore and no uterine pore?

<p>Hymenolepis nana (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm has a scolex with 4 muscular or cup-like suckers?

<p>Taenia solium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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