BIOLOGY (LOOSELEAF)-W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY (LOOSELEAF)-W/CONNECT
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Author: Raven
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Chapter 33, Problem 4S
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The reason that the lack of digestive system in tapeworms indicates that it is the primitive, ancestral form of Platyhelminthes or not.

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Platyhelminthes such as flatworms are the primitive organisms. They do not contain true organs, but they have primitive organ systems for digestion and excretion. Tapeworms do not contain digestive system because they depend on the host’s digestive system. However, free living flatworms contain a hole in the body in exchange.

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