For semester exam preparation, consider this situation: the anterior end of a tapeworm bears hooks or suckers that attach it to the host intestine. The correct conclusion is:

The scolex is the attachment organ of a tapeworm. It may bear suckers or hooks that help the parasite remain fixed inside the host intestine. This MCQ belongs to the Platyhelminthes topic in Animal Diversity-I and is written to test concept understanding rather than memorized wording.