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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

How many intermediate hosts are required for human liver fluke to complete its life cycle ?

Options:

Two

Three

One

Can be one or two

Correct Answer:

Two

Explanation:

The life cycles of parasites are often complex, involving one or two intermediate hosts or vectors to facilitate parasitisation of its primary host.

The human liver fluke (a trematode parasite) depends on two intermediate hosts (a snail and a fish) to complete its life cycle.