JAMB - Biology (2018 - No. 69)
The role of scolex in tapeworm is to
excretion
attachment to the host
movement
breathing
Erläuterung
An adult tapeworm consists of a knoblike head, or scolex, equipped with hooks for attaching to the intestinal wall of the host (which may be a human), a neck region, and a series of flat, rectangular body segments, or proglottids, generated by the neck.
scolex is used for attachment to the intestinal wall