Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The advantages favored the evolution of tapeworms’ long, flat shape.

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The organisms included in the phylum Platyhelminthes are “flatworms”. The bilaterally symmetrical and flat body characterizes the flatworms. They live in damp, marine, and freshwater habitats.

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