Lab 4-Taenia

Question 1

Phylum of Taenia

Answer 1

Platyhelminthes

Question 2

Class of Taenia

Answer 2

Cestoidea

Question 3

Order of Taenia

Answer 3

Cyclophyllidea

Question 4

Broad category of definitive hosts

Answer 4

carnivores

Question 5

Where do adults live?

Answer 5

intestine of carnivorous mammals

Question 6

Do gravid proglottids detach?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What are detachable gravid proglottids called?

Answer 7

Apolytic

Question 8

Are their gravid proglottids motile?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What is the first intermediate host?

Answer 9

herbivore

Question 10

Where do oncospheres go to in herbivore intermediate host?

Answer 10

goes through gut to bloodstream and ultimately to muscle

Question 11

What life cycle stage develops in muscles of herbivores ?

Answer 11

cysticercus larva

Question 12

What do gravid proglottids primarily contain?

Answer 12

uterus filled with eggs

Question 13

Are ovaries and testes visible in gravid proglottids?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

How long are adult Taenias?

Answer 14

1-10 m long

Question 15

What type of muscles do cyticercus taeniids go to for development?

Answer 15

Skeletal