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JAMB Biology 1982 Question 13

Question 13

Animal Nutrition

A tapeworm has no alimentary canal bacause

  1. A.it is autotrophic
  2. B.it does not feed
  3. C.it has no enzymes
  4. D.its body absorbs digested food
  5. E.the suckers on the scolex suck blood.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (its body absorbs digested food)

Explanation

Living in the host's gut, the tapeworm absorbs already digested food through its body surface.