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Standard IX
Biology
Vermiculture
Taenia sagina...
Question
Taenia saginata differs from Taen!a solium in _________________.
A
Absence of scolex hooks
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Absence of scolex hooks and uterine branching
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Absence of scolex hooks and presence of both male
and female reproductive organs
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D
Presence of scolex hooks
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Solution
The correct option is
A
Absence of scolex hooks
Taenia saginata is also 'unarmed tapeworm' because
the scolex does not possess hooks.
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