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WAEC - Animal Husbandry (2016 - No. 24)

A part of a tapeworm is illustrated below. Use it to answer questions 24 to 26.
A part of a tapeworm is illustrated below. Use it to answer questions 24 to 26.
A part of a tapeworm is illustrated below. Use it to answer questions 24 to 26.

The part of the tapeworm illustrated is

embryo
proglottis
rostellum
scolex

Explanation

The scolex at the anterior end of the cestode is a specialized body segment (or proglottid), which anchors the parasite to its host.

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