Assertion (A): Tapeworm does not possess a digestive tract.
Reason (R): Tapeworm is an ectoparasite.

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Correct option: (c)Assertion(A) is true and reason(R) is false.

$∙$ Tapeworm belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes, and it is an endoparasite.
$∙$ Being an endoparasite, the body of a tapeworm is adapted to live inside a host.
$∙$ They do not have a digestive tract, instead they absorb nutrients from the gut contents of the host.
$∙$ Hence the correct option is (c).

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