chapter 36 section 2 extras Flashcards
pseudocoelomate
has a body cavity
what has a crown of cilia surrounding its mouth
rotifers
the mastax
in what
breaks down food into smaller particles
rotifers
cloaca
in what
common chamber into which the digestive, reproductive, and excretory system empty
rotifers
most common roundworm parasite in the United States is
pinworm
what causes elephantiasis and heartworm disease
fliarial worms
what has cutting plates that clamp onto the intestinal wall
hookworms
what causes trichinosis
trichinella
what roundworm lives in the intesines of pigs,horses, and humans
ascaris
how do ascaris eggs enter the body of another host
when the host ingests contaminated food or water
how do people become infected with roundworms of the genus Trichinella
when they eat undercooked meat
what is the phlyum nematoda made up of
roundworms
characterisitics of roundworms
worms with long, slender bodies that taper at both ends.
