Question

Which of the following statements is true for Taenia solium?

• A. It sucks food from host by means of oral suckers.
• B. It has head, neck, and thorax, but abdomen is absent.
• C. The animal has no mouth, alimentary canal and anus.
  
• D. Both A and C

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Both A and C

Taenia solium belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes. Animals of phylum Platyhelminthes possess an incomplete alimentary canal with only one opening, as a separate anus is absent. Further Taenia belongs to class Cestoda of this phylum in which the digestive system is absent because cestodes are parasites of intestines of vertebrates. In Taenia, digested food of the host is directly absorbed through the body surface and by mouth with the help of suckers.

So, the correct answer is option D.