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What is true about Taenia saginata?

1. Life history has pig as intermediate host
2. There are two large suckers on scolex
3. Rostellar hooks are absent
4. Rostellum has double circle of hooks

Correct answer: Rostellar hooks are absent

Solution

Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm and has an unarmed scolex, meaning it lacks rostellar hooks. The pig is the intermediate host for Taenia solium, not T. saginata.

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