Which of the parasites has no alimentary canal ?
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Tapeworm
Pin worm
Correct Answer :
C. Tapeworm
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Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Oncosphere larva belongs to
Taenia solium
Ascaris lumbricoides
Pheretima posthuma
Ancylostoma duodenale
A matured proglottid of Taenia means a
segment in which
only female organs are found
both male and female organs are found
only eggs are present and all other organs have degenerated
hexacanth embryos have been formed
Roundworms differ from flatworms in having a
bilateral symmetry
cuticle
longitildinal nerve cord
pseudocoel
Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of
Taenia solium
Fasciola hepatica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Echinococcurs granulosus
Worms of Phylum Platyhelminthes are triploblastic, but do not possess
a gastro vascular cavity
alimentary canal
mouth
body cavity
Tapeworms obtain their nutrition from the host by
sucking
scraping
absorption through integument
preparing own food.
Flame cells are ciliated structures having to do with the function of
digestion
respiration
assimilation
excretion
The most important fluke infestation of man is
filariasis
caused by tapeworms
caused by liver fluke
schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
The tapeworm is anchored to the mucosa of small intestine by means of
proglottids
scolex
acetabuli
rostellum
YVhieh of the following have a single gut opening through which food enters and wastes leave the body ?
Planaria only
Planaria and Fasciola
Planaria, Fasciola and Taenia
Planaria, Fasciola, Taenia and Ascaris
Platyhelminthes are best described as
flatworms, triploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, diploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, triploblastic, coelomates
flat worms, pseudocoelomates
In Phylum Platyhelminthes, the excretory organs are
nephridia
malpighian tubules
flame cells (solenocytes)
green glands
Filarial larvae are found in men's
smear of spleen
biopsy of liver
peripheral blood at midnight
smear of intestinal contents
The cuticle has spines in
Taenia
Ascaris
Dracitncidus
Fasciola
Flame cells are the excretory organs of animals belonging the phylum
protozoa
porifera
coelenterata
platyhelminthes
Nutrition in Taenia is
holozoic
halophytic
saprozoic
saprophytic
Intermediate host of Taenia saginata is
pig
cow
man
snail
Microfilaria refer to
male Wuchereria bancrofti
female Wuchereria bancrofti
juveniles of Wuchereria
flame cells
The cysticerci in pig muscles can remain alive for
1 month
6 months
6 years
2 years
Immature proglottids of Taenia solium have
testis but no ovaries
ovaries but no testis
vitleline follicles and shell gland but no gonads
uterus but no ovaries and no testis
Free living platyhelminthic forms belong to the class
Turbellaria
Cestoda
Trematoda
Nematoda
The intermediate host of Fasciola is
Pig
Lamellidens
Helix
Limrea truncatula
Disease caused by helminth parasite is
filariasis
tuberculosis
cholera
diptheria
Flame cells are associated with excretory organs of
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Ancylostoma
Schistosoma
The disease "Bilharzia" which is common in china and middle east is caused by
Blood fluke Schistosoma
Eschinostoma
Wuchereria
Taenia saginata
Which of the following swim by ciliary action ?
Adult Fasciola
Miracidium larva of Fasciola
Miracidium and redia larva of Fasciola
Miracidium, redia and metacercaria larva of Fasciola
Which of the following is true ?
The male Fasciola hepatica has a single, branched testis
The female Fasciola hepatica has a pair of branched ovaries
Fasciola hepatica is hermaphrodite and has a pair of testis and a single ovary
None of these
In Fasciola hepatica, germ cells of the redia larva give rise to
daughter miracidia
daughter redia
daughter cercaria
daughter sporocyst
Fasciola hepatica is an endoparasite that lives in the
blood of sheep
spleen of sheep
liver of sheep
intestine of sheep