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Segments of tapeworm are called
Segments of tapeworm are called
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The correct option is C Proglottides
Proglottids are the segments of the tapeworm that contain the reproductive organs, both male and female. The new proglottids are formed from near the scolex or head region. The older ones called the gravid proglottids which are shed by the process called apolysis. Tapeworms are hermaphroditic so that each proglottid includes both male and female gonads and generates both sperm and eggs.
Proglottids are the segments of the tapeworm that contain the reproductive organs, both male and female. The new proglottids are formed from near the scolex or head region. The older ones called the gravid proglottids which are shed by the process called apolysis. Tapeworms are hermaphroditic so that each proglottid includes both male and female gonads and generates both sperm and eggs.
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