JAMB Biology 2009 Objective — Question 9

Question 9 of 50 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Biology 2009 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The habitat of the organism is

A. slow moving streams and marshes
B. the stomach of large mammals
C. under leaf litter on forest floor
D. the small intestine of large vertebratesCorrect

Explanation

Tapeworm dwells in the small intestine of large vertebrates; it is an endoparasite. Don't forget that tapeworms are in two: Taenia solium and Taenia saginata.

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