Tapeworm gets nutrients in the alimentary canal of vertebrates

By absorbing liquid food through general body surface

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is A By absorbing liquid food through general body surface
Tapeworms are parasitic in nature. The small intestine is the reservoir of nutrients which is predigested by the host is taken up by the tapeworm. They have a tegument which allows nutrients to be absorbed directly from the host small intestine by diffusion.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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