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JAMB Biology 1988 Question 11

Question 11

Animal Kingdom

Use the diagram (life cycle of tapeworm) to answer: Which stage is found in the muscle of an infected pig?

Diagram for this question
  1. A.3
  2. B.4
  3. C.5
  4. D.6
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Answer: B (4)

Explanation

The six-hooked embryo (3) bores out of the pig's gut and settles in the muscle, where it becomes the bladder worm (4); so stage 4 is what is found in the muscle.