Multiple choice

Which among the following statements does not characterise helminths?

  1. Helminths can be hermaphrodites also.

  2. All helminths produce eggs for reproduction.

  3. Helminth ova have a strong shell.

  4. Helminths deposit eggs at a frequency of thrice a day.

  5. The life cycle of adult worms varies tremendously from one species to another but is generally in the range of 1 to 8 years.
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Explanation

There is a large variation in the amount of eggs produced by the different worms in one event; this figure varies in the range of 3,000 to 700,000.

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