Question

Tapeworms do not possess a digestive system. Which of the following statements would justify this fact?

• A. They do not require food.
• B. They do not require solid food.
• C. They live in the intestine.
• D. They absorb food through general body surface.

Answer 1

The correct option is D They absorb food through general body surface.

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that lack a digestive system. Their head or scolex is designed to hold on to the intestinal wall so the organism will not be washed away with the intestinal contents. It has no mouth so it uses its body to absorb the already digested nutrients from the intestine.

So, the correct answer is option D.