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Question
Which physiological adaptation allows intestinal worms to survive within the gut of their host?
Options
Aerobic respiration via book lungs
Anaerobic respiration
Egg mimicry
Cuticular photosynthesis
MCQ
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Solution
The intestinal lumen is an oxygen-depleted environment. Intestinal worms are physiologically adapted to survive in this niche by carrying out anaerobic respiration.
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