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Is it true that flukes and tapeworms are best described as detritus feeders?
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∙ 10y ago
Trinchinosis is usually caused by eating flukes in raw fish
Brooke MacDonald
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∙ 10y agoNo that is not true. They are parasitic.
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What one word sHow is how flukes and tapeworms get their food?
If you want one word that will describe how tapeworms and flukes get their food, that word is parasitism.
What are 3 endoparasites sheep can get?
roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes
What phylum do flukes and tapeworms belong to?
Platyhelminthes.
What does a flatworm?
they are consumer or predators and they are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes
What does flatworms eat?
they are consumer or predators and they are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes
What is an example of a parasitism relationship?
an example would be a flea and a dog. The flea drinks the dogs blood, but does nothing beneficial for the dog.
What are some examples of flat worms?
Tapeworms. Flukes and Planaria are also other examples of flat worms.
Explain the relationship between the tremendous number of eggs produced by flukes and tapeworms and the complexity of their life cycles?
For one thing flukes and tapeworms organ system is mostly reproductive organs and they are monoecious (both male and female organs). Tapeworms produce eggs by setting off a posterior part of themselves called proglottids. each proglottids have an abundant amount of eggs that when they become independent from the tapeworm they have already become zygotes. Flukes don't have proglottids, but reproduce very frequently within themselves.
What are 5 examples of a flatworm?
Flatworms - classified as having a flat leaf or flat ribbon shaped body and a pair of eyes up front. Most are parasitic.Examples of the flatworm include Tricladida, flukes, and tapeworms.Roundworms (aka nematodes) - has over 80,000 species which many of are parasitic. They have round bodies of varied sizes.Examples of the roundworm include whipworms, hookworms, and pinworms.Segmented Worms - As their name describes, their bodies are divided into segments.Examples of the segmented worm include the bristle worm and earthworms.
Are planarians parasitic?
Planarians are free living and not parasitic. Other classes of their phylum, including flukes and tapeworms, are parasitic when they live inside another organism.
What does the leopard flatworm eat?
they are consumer or predators and they are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes
What animals are in the same phylum as flat worms?
Flatworms are of the phylum Platyhelminthes. This phylum has three classes: Turbellaria -- predacious worms Trematoda -- known commonly as flukes Cestoda -- tapeworms
