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The tape worms hosts are human and animals. Mostly common in humans, cats, and dogs, and also mostly common in ifants and young children.
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∙ 14y agoA parasitic relationship.
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What the intermediate host of the tapeworm?
Cow: Intermediate host to the larval stages of beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata)
What is the function of a scolex on a tapeworm?
The head of a tapeworm. Point of attachement to the host organism.
In the life cycle of a beef tapeworm the primary host is a?
During the life cycle of a beef tapeworm, a human becomes the primary host.
Why is a tapeworm living within another organism a good example of parasitism?
The tapeworm feeds off the host organism and hurts this body. This means the tapeworm benefits, but the host organism is hurt from the rlationship.
What is a scolex?
A scolex is the "mouth" of a tapeworm. It is lined with suckers and hooks which help attach the tapeworm to its host.
What is the head of a tapeworm called and how is it used?
The head of a tapeworm is called a scolex. The tapeworm attaches itself to the intestine of the host with hooks and suckers that are on the scolex.
What is the relationship between tapeworm and humans?
parasite/host
How long will a tapeworm survive outside the host?
Tapeworms can live in a host for 5-10 years.
What is the scolex of the tapeworm used for?
To attach itself to the intestinal wall of its host.
A tapeworm is found in a young's man's intestines. The tapeworm feeds from the food ingested by the man and deprives him of nutrients. What relationship does this represent?
parasitic relationship
What is the relationship with a dog and a tapeworm?
A parasitic one. The host is harmed, the invader benefits.
An adult tapeworm uses its scolex to?
An adult tapeworm uses its scolex to chew through the tissue of the organism its living in.
