Choose the correct statement with reference to Ascaris

Options

A. Hatching of embryos takes place in the stomach due to lytic enzyme
B. Adulthood is reached inside the body of the host in ten days time
C. Development and moulting takes place in the alveoli of lungs
D. Hatching of embryo takes places within ten hours

Answer

C

Explanation

In ascaris, the development of larva occurs outside the body of host in the soil. The first moulting takes place in the soil in shelled egg where as the second and third moulting takes place in alveoli and lungs of the host respectively.