Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Platyhelminthes: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Tapeworm, Phylum Platyhelminthes, Liver Fluke, Class Trematoda, Class Turbellaria and, Class Cestoda
Important Questions on Phylum Platyhelminthes
Which is the example of Platyhelminthes?
Assertion: Tapeworm, roundworm and pinworm are endoparasites of human intestine.
Reason : Improperly cooked food is the source of intestinal infections.
Phylum "X" is characterised by presence of circulatory system and absence of respiratory system, whereas both the systems are absent in phylum "Y". Here, X and Y are:
Animal showing pseudometamerism is:
Dropping of gravid proglottids by cestodes is called
During its life cycle, Fasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke) infects its intermediate host and primary host at the following larval stages respectively
Match the columns and choose the correct combination.
| A. | Polychaeta | p. | Scorpion |
| B. | Trematoda | q. | Pila |
| C. | Arachnida | r. | Liver Fluke |
| D. | Gastropoda | s. | Nereis |
| t. | Star Fish |
Cysticerci in pig muscles can remain viable upto
The embryo of Taenia present in ripe proglottids is
Intermediate host of Liver Fluke is
Mehlis's glands of Tapeworm are associated with
Chloragogen cells resemble the following in function
The contrast to Annelids the Platyhelminthes show
To which of the following Phylum class Trematoda belongs?
