Question

Which is a free-living freshwater flatworm?

Answer 1

Flatworm:

1. Any member of the phylum Platyhelminthes, a class of soft-bodied, typically greatly flattened invertebrates,
2. There are several free-living flatworm species, but around 80% of all flatworms are parasitic (they live on or in another organism and get their nutrition from it).
3. A free-living freshwater flatworm is called planaria.
4. Planaria is a member of the Turbellaria class, which primarily consists of free-living organisms.
5. Taenia (Tapeworm), Fasciola, and other endoparasites make up the majority of flatworms (Liver fluke).