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No; they lack a mouth and anus. Tapeworms depend on the diffusion of already digested nutrients through their body surfaces. The scolex that might appear to be a mouth is actually not an opening at all: it contains hooks to allow the worm to attach itself to the host's intestines. An organism which is considered to possess a complete gut will have a mouth, stomach, and anus.
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∙ 13y agoNo, because tapeworms do not have a digestive system.
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∙ 12y agoThe tapeworm is the relative of Planaria and lacks digestive system altogether.
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∙ 10y agoThey do not need a digestive system because they have evolved to gather the nutrients you have already digested for it to absorb.
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How are earthworms more complex than tapeworms?
Tapeworms have skin, intestines and reproductive organs. They are very simple creatures unlike the earthworm. Earthworms have a brain, Aortic arches, a clitellum, segments, intestines, reproductive organs, a crop, gizzard, Dorsal nerve cord, Cuticle (skin) satae, mouth and anus.
Do roundworms have a mouth and an anus?
A planarian has a mouth located in the middle of the underside of their bodies. They don't have anuses.
What is an anus for a jelly fish?
The anus for a jellyfish is its "mouth".
How can you tell the difference between the mouth and the anus of a earthworm?
you can tell the difference between the mouth and anus because the mouth is darker then the anus and the mouth is a little bit larger than the anus
What has most germs the anus or mouth?
the mouth.
What are the characteristics of platyhelminthes?
•Bilateral symmetry.•Protosomes.•Do not have an anus, but possess a mouth.•Contain a hydrostatic skeleton.•Mostly sexual reproduction.•4 Classes - Monogenea, Trematoda, Turbellaria & Cestodes.•Examples - tapeworms, flatworms, roundworms. •Sac Body Plan - one opening that functions as the mouth and anus.•3 germ layers.•Live in fresh water, ocean biome, or a moist environment.•
Do jellyfish have anus?
They have no anus and expel undigested matter through the mouth.
Which has more bacteria human anus or human mouth?
human mouth
Is the anus cleaner than the mouth?
Anus itself is,in a different view, the last ending of the digesting system that works as a valve to hold "dirt" from going out the inner part of the anus MUST be so dirty if you Wash it with a mild soap and water the anus will be clean.
What is deuterostome development?
The mouth is formed second, after the anus.
Do roundworms have all one body opening?
roundworms have 2 body opening. The mouth and the anus
Does the mouth or anus develop first on a baby?
In vertebrates as well as in echinoderms it is anus.So it is anus
