Question

Select the correct match a. Earthworm b.hook work c.silkworm d.filarial worm. (1) wuchereria (2) bombyx (3) ancyclostoma (4) pheretima

Answer 1

Answer:

a-4 , b-3 , c-2,d-1

Explanation:

Wucheraria bancrofti - Filarial Worm

Pheritima posthuma - Earthworm

Bombyx mori - Silkworm

Ancyclostomata - Hook worm

Answer 2

a. Earthworm - Pheretima

b. Hookworm - Ancylostoma

c. Silkworm - Bombyx

d. Filarial worm - Wuchereria  

Explanation:

• The scientific name of earthworm is Pheretima. The earthworm are important since they loses the soil which helps in in the trapping of air helping in the growth of plant.  

• Hookworm resides in the gut of mammals and causes anaemia in them by absorbing blood. Drug of choice for treatment of hookworm infection is Albendazole.  

• Silkworm helps in the production of silk. Filarial worm causes filariasis in human beings which causes lymph node obstruction and finally elephantiasis.

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