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2001

Biology · Kingdom Animalia

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Question

Nematoda includes all of following except;

Options
  • A

    Hookworms

  • B

    Guinea worms

  • C

    Earthworms

  • D

    Ascaris

Explanation

Nematodes that are common parasites in humans include ascarids (Ascaris), filarias, hookworms, pinworms (Enterobius), and whipworms (Trichuris trichiura). The species Trichinella spiralis, commonly known as the 'trichina worm', occurs in rats, pigs, bears, and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.

Right answer): An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida.

Nematodes that are common parasites in humans include ascarids (Ascaris), filariasis, hookworms, pinworms (Enterobius), and whipworms (Trichuris trichiura). The species Trichinella spiralis, commonly known as the 'trichina worm', occurs in rats, pigs, bears, and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.

Nematodes that are common parasites in humans include ascarids (Ascaris), filariasis, hookworms, pinworms (Enterobius), and whipworms (Trichuris trichiura). The species Trichinella spiralis, commonly known as the 'trichina worm', occurs in rats, pigs, bears, and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.

An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida.

Nematodes that are common parasites in humans include ascarids (Ascaris), filariasis, hookworms, pinworms (Enterobius), and whipworms (Trichuris trichiura). The species Trichinella spiralis, commonly known as the 'trichina worm', occurs in rats, pigs, bears, and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.

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