A worm:
I: has dorso-ventrally flattened body
II: is an endoparasite in human beings
III: has hooks and suckers present at its anterior end
In light of the above statements, it will be reasonable to conclude that this worm belongs to Phlyum:
1. Platyhelminthes 2. Annelida
3. Aschelminthes 4. Cnidaria
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I:  Planaria is a free-living flatworm and possesses high regeneration capacity.
Statement II: Hooks and suckers are present in parasitic flatworms.
 
1. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
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For osmoregulation and excretion, flatworms use:
1. statocysts 2. osphradia
3. flame cells 4. antennal glands
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Flatworms have a dorso-ventrally flattened body.
Reason (R): They are mostly endoparasites.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
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Planaria, an organism that possesses high regeneration capacity, belongs to:
1. Porifera
2. Cnidaria
3. Platyhelminthes
4. Echinodermata
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The correct statements regarding Platyhelminthes will be:
a. All living members of the phylum are parasites.
b. They lack a true coelom but have a pseudo coelom.
c. Body is dorso-ventrally flattened.
d. They exhibit bilateral symmetry.
 
1. Only [a] and [b] 2. Only [b] and [c]
3. Only [a] and [d] 4. Only [c] and [d]


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Fasciola is
1. a nematode 
2. liver fluke 
3. blood sucking leech 
4. a model organism to study genetics
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