Animal Kingdom Question 231

Question: Taenia saginata differs from Taenia solium in [CBSE PMT 1990]

Options:

A) Absence of scolex hooks

B) Absence of scolex hooks and uterine branching

C) Absence of scolex hooks and presence of both male and female reproductive organs

D) Presence of scolex hooks

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Taenia saginata is also ?unarmed tapeworm? because the scolex does not possess hooks.