What is correct about Taenia?

Correct answer: D. Mature proglottides contain both male and female organs

  • A. Male organs occur in posterior proglottides
  • B. Male organs occur in anterior proglottides
  • C. Female organs occur in anterior proglottides
  • D. Mature proglottides contain both male and female organs

Explanation

There are about 450 mature proglottids forming the middle part of strobila. These are large and squarish in outline. The anterior 100 to 150 proglottids contain only male reproductive organs, while the posterior 250 mature proglottids develop both male and female reproductive organs making them hermaphrodite.

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