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Q.Endoparasites are found inside the host body. Mention the special structure, possessed by these and which enables them to survive in those conditions.

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Endoparasites such as parasitic Platyhelminthes are equipped with hooks and suckers for attachment, and some even absorb nutrients directly through their body surface, allowing them to survive and persist inside a host.

Living inside another animal's body poses a specific survival challenge: staying attached against the host's internal movements while also obtaining nutrition.

  • Parasitic forms — most notably among the Platyhelminthes — are equipped with hooks and suckers that let them hold on firmly to the host's internal tissues, preventing them from being dislodged. …

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