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Feeding on living oraganism?
A parasite feeds on living organisms. Tapeworms are an example of a parasite.
What type of nutritional relationship do tapeworms exhibit?
The symbiotic relationship tapeworms demonstrate is parasitic. The tapeworm is a parasite, and other organisms that it feeds off of are hosts. For example; in humans tapeworms have an integument that allows the diffusion of nutrients of the intestine of the human to be absorbed to the tapeworm. Hope this helps!
Can zoonosis be transmitted by eating?
Still others are spread by eating the flesh of infected animals. Tapeworms are spread this way. Other diseases are spread by insect vectors. An insect, such as a flea or tick, feeds on an infected animal, then feeds on a human.
Do acids in your stomach kill tapeworms?
No, stomach acids do not kill tapeworms. Tapeworms are adapted to the environment of the alimentary canal; if they were not, there would be no tapeworms.
Are tapeworms and ringworms the same?
Tapeworms are a kind of flatworm. Most flatworms are not tapeworms.
Are Tapeworms and pseudo-tapeworms in the same Phylum?
Tapeworms are of the class Cestoda of the phylum Platyhelminthes.
Are tapeworms in cookie dough?
Yes tapeworms are in cookiedough but you have a very small chance of getting tapeworms from eating it...
Which term refers to the killing of tapeworms?
TAPEWORMS
Are tapeworms useful to humans?
No. tapeworms are pest to humans.
Why don't tapeworms die out with medication?
Because of environmental contamination. Tapeworms shed eggs into the environment and those eggs then turn into the next generation of tapeworms. Treatment of tapeworms with medication only kill the adult tapeworms currently residing in that animal, but the environment and other animals remain a source of eggs and adult tapeworms.
What is something that feeds of other plants or animals called?
A parasite. These could include insects and pests like fleas and ticks, or things like tapeworms. I also believe that certain types of ivy and mistletoe are parasitic as well.
Are there tapeworms at Mt Rainier national park?
NO there are no tapeworms at mt. rainier.
