Which One of the Following Statements Comparing the Parasitic Flatworms

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements comparing the parasitic flatworms (flukes and tapeworms) is false?

• A)Flukes are ectoparasites;tapeworms are endoparasites.
• B)Both parasitic flukes and tapeworms have life cycles with two or more hosts.
• C)Flukes attach to their hosts with suckers;tapeworms use a scolex.
• D)Most parasitic flukes and tapeworms have lost several features seen in free-living flatworms like Dugesia.
• E)Most parasitic flukes and tapeworms produce huge numbers of eggs and sperm.

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Definitions:

Converging Plates

The process where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often leading to mountain building, earthquakes, and volcanism.

Moving Away

The process of an object or entity increasing its distance from another point or object.

Mid-Ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created by volcanic activity and then spreads away from the ridge.

Island Arcs

Curved chains of volcanic islands located along a convergent tectonic plate boundary, formed by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.