Why is a tape worm a successful parasite?

Why is a tape worm a successful parasite

• possesses suckers and hooks for attachment
• produces a lot of mucus that protects it from the host digestive enzyme
• produces a large number of eggs to increase chance of finding a host
• has intermediate secondary host e.g. pig or cow.
• lack unnecessary organs to reduce on energy demands.
• its hermaphrodite to increase the rate of egg production.
• it survive in low oxygen area by using anaerobic respiration
• has resistant stage in the soil.
• its flat and long to increase absorptive surface.
• can regenerate

Please Subscribe to promote this website. Subscription is free

Share with a friend

Thank you so much