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A technician examines a patient's faeces and finds worms with flattened, segmented bodies. What are they?
ATapeworms
BRoundworms
CLiver flukes
DPlanaria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tapeworms
1. The two clues are flattened and segmented, and both must hold.
2. Tapeworms are flatworms whose bodies are divided into a chain of segments, so they match both.
3. Roundworms and filarial worms are round in cross-section and tapered at both ends, not flattened.
4. Liver flukes are flattened from back to front but are not segmented.
5. Planaria are flatworms too, but they are free-living in water rather than parasites found in faeces.
_Source: NECTA CSEE 2021 Biology 033, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (viii)_
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