Which of the following livestock endoparasite is a hermaphrodite?

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Which of the following livestock endoparasite is a hermaphrodite?

  1. liverfluke
  2. trypanosome
  3. tapeworm ✓
  4. roundworm
ExplanationVerified

Tapeworms are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reproductive organs. This allows them to self-fertilize and produce eggs without needing a mate. Liver flukes, trypanosomes, and roundworms are not hermaphrodites.

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