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Where do the eggs of a tapeworm hatch?
The eggs of a tapeworm hatch in the intestine of the intermediate host, such as cattle or pigs. Once ingested by the intermediate host, the tapeworm larvae develop and migrate to different tissues where they form cysts.
What is a scolex?
A scolex is the head region of a tapeworm, containing hooks and suckers that allow it to attach to the host's intestinal wall. It is essential for the tapeworm's survival and reproduction within the host's body.
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.
Life cicel of a tapworm?
The life cycle of a tapeworm typically involves eggs or larvae being ingested by an intermediate host, such as a flea or a rodent. The larvae then develop into a cysticercoid stage before being ingested by the definitive host, usually a human or animal. Once inside the definitive host, the tapeworm matures into an adult and releases eggs through its segments, which are then passed out through the host's feces to start the cycle anew.
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.
How does taenia solium reproduce?
Taenia solium, a tapeworm, reproduces by self-fertilization within the intestines of its definitive host, typically a human. The adult tapeworm releases eggs, which are then passed in the host's feces. These eggs can infect intermediate hosts, such as pigs, completing the life cycle when the infected meat is consumed by a human.
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.
What is a cercaria?
a free-swimming larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from an intermediate host (typically a snail) to another intermediate host or to the final vertebrate host
