1: Make a diagram of the life cycle of a diagenetic fluke worm (Class Trematoda). 2: Highlight the stage(s) of life cycle that reproduce sexually and which are capable of asexual reproduction. 3: Explain the advantages of having a life cycle with both sexual and asexual phases.
1: Make a diagram of the life cycle of a diagenetic fluke worm (Class Trematoda). 2: Highlight the stage(s) of life cycle that reproduce sexually and which are capable of asexual reproduction. 3: Explain the advantages of having a life cycle with both sexual and asexual phases.
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1: Make a diagram of the life cycle of a diagenetic fluke worm (Class Trematoda).
2: Highlight the stage(s) of life cycle that reproduce sexually and which are capable of asexual reproduction.
3: Explain the advantages of having a life cycle with both sexual and asexual phases.
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Liver fluke is a parasite called Fasciola hepatica. The liver fluke completes its life cycle within two hosts the primary host is sheep or cattle whereas the intermediate host is the snail. The disease caused by Fasciola is a contaminated plant/foodborne disease that can be acquired by metacercariae encysted on plants.
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