Ch 12: Nemertea Flashcards by Derya Whaley-Kalaora | Brainscape

Q

nemertea

A

ribbon worms

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type of predators

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ambush, scavengers

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what do nemertea prey on (4)

A

protists
annelids
crustaceans
clams

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rhynchocoel

A

storage region for eversible proboscis; coelom

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proboscis is (3)

A

sticky
penetrating
venomous

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Q

proboscis funct

A

pulls food into mouth

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Q

nemertea gut

A

thru

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nemertea epithelium

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ciliated, glandular, produces toxic sticky mucus

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nemertea movement

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move in peristalsis-like waves, burrow, slip/glide

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type of circ system

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closed

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Q

nemertean gas exchange

A

diffusion across body wall

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asexual repro

A

fragmentation

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Q

sexual repro

A

direct development mostly

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length

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up to 180m - longest animal on the planet

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