Acoelomate flatworms are Platyhelminthes which have no respiratory organ or specialized circulatory system. They have a single opening into the digestive cavity. They have an organ level of organization and can be free-living or parasitic. They are the first triploblastic organisms. The body is thin, dorso-ventrally flattened. They have an incomplete digestive system with no anus. in tapeworm, the alimentary canal is absent. respiration occurs through body surface and excretion takes place by flame cell/ solenocyte. Thye shows both types of reproduction. Asexual reproduction takes place by transverse binary fission and they have great power of regeneration. So let's play this quiz and know more about kingdom Platyhelminthes.
1. Who gave the term Platyhelminthes?
A. Gegenberg gave
B. Morgan
C. Miller
D. Porter
2. Who is more likely to get tapeworm/
A. Non-vegetarian
B. Vegetarian
C. Both of them
D. None of these
3. Which of the following penetrates through the skin and enter the intestine?
A. Ascaris
B. Liverfluke
C. Hook worm
D. Tapeworm
4. Flame cells are associated with ....
A. Respiration
B. Circuation
C. Digestion
D. Excretion
5. The head region of tapeworm is called ...
A. Acetabulum
B. Proglottid
C. Scolex
D. Proglottisation
6. What is true for male blood fluke?
A. Shorter and slender
B. Shorter and broader
C. Longer and slender
D. Longer and broader
7. The body of the tapeworm is composed of ....
A. Scolex and neck
B. Scolex and proglottids
C. Neck and strobila
D. Scolex, neck and proglottids
8. Liver rot is caused by ...
A. Taneia solium
B. Ascaris
C. Fasciola hepatica
D. turbellarians
9. Which one is the fish tapeworm?
A. Taenia
B. Diphyllobothrium
C. Echincoccus
D. Hymenolepis
10. What is the number of proglottids is present in Echinococcus granulosus?
A. 250-300
B. 25-50
C. 3-4
D. 10-20
11. Apolysis is
A. Removal of gravid proglottids
B. Removal of immature proglottids
C. Shedding of scolex
D. None of these
12. Which of the following is correct for tapeworm, liver fluke, and planaria?
A. They are segmented
B. They all have flattened body
C. They are found in gut
D. They all have a coelom
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