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How is it possible for an animal like a tapeworm to live without having a digestive system?
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∙ 11y ago
Because of where they live, tapeworms do not need to find, capture, and digest food. They do not need to protect themselves from predators or worry about the weather. Tapeworms gave almost no organ or organ systems. They do not need these structures; they can naturally absorb the food that has been digested for them.
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A tapeworm lives off the nutrients in an animal and digestive tract. Therefore a tapeworm is?
Therefore a tapeworm is a parasite.
What organism has a saclike digestive system?
Parasites such as tapeworm, planarian and live fluke have digestive systems that are saclike. Their digestive tracts have one opening and they live inside a host animal.
What cells are a tapeworm made of?
The tapeworm is made of animal cells.
What is animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats that plant or animals without killing it?
It has a technical name "Parasite".A parasite, such as a tapeworm.
My cat has got fleas and im worried she's might have tapeworm can this tapeworm kill her?
if it goes without medical attention yes it could kill her. When the tapeworm gets big enough it takes all the animals nutrients which then starves the animal.
Can an animal live without digestive systems?
not for long because an animal neds the digestive system to provide essential amino acids and essential vitamins and minearals which said animal could not live without
How do you get a tapeworm out of your body?
there are several reasons but the most imp. is, when we eat uncooked or not properly cooked beef,pork etc.
What would be considered a tapeworm's ecosystem?
A tapeworm's ecosystem would typically involve the digestive tract of its host, such as a human or animal. It relies on the host's body for nutrients and reproduction. Additionally, tapeworms may have interactions with other organisms living in the same host.
What animal group does a tapeworm belong to?
It belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes.
Animal digestive systems do not function appropriately without the aid of other organisms in which kingdom do these organisms belong?
fungi
Animal digestive systems do not function appropriately without the aid of other organisms. In which kingdom do these organisms belong?
fungi
What are animal parasites?
Depends on the animal because each farm animal has different types of parasites that could affect it.
