Helminths

Question 1

The hemlinths incude

Answer 1

Include tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms

Question 2

Adult specimens are usually ______ enough to be seen with the naked eye

Answer 2

large

Question 3

Not all flatworms and roundworms are parasites; many live free

Answer 3

soil and water

Question 4

Parasitic helminths spend part of their lives in the

Answer 4

gastrointestinal tract.

Question 5

What are the 2 types of helminths?

Answer 5

flatworms and roundworms

Question 6

Describe the look of flatworms

Answer 6

-Have a thin, often segmented body plan
- Divided into cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes)

Question 7

\What are the types of flatworms

Answer 7

cestodes(tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes)

Question 8

Each segment of a tapeworm contains

Answer 8

One male and one female reproductive organ. Each segment can make and lay eggs (thousands)

Question 9

Describe the Roundworms (Phylum Aschelminthes)

Answer 9

-Have an elongated, cylindrical, unsegmented body
-Also called nematodes

Question 10

Are worms uni or multicellular

Answer 10

Multicellular animals that are equipped with organs and organ systems

Question 11

The most developed organs are the_______Therefore, there is a reduction in the development of the

Answer 11

reproductive tract (most developed)

digestive, excretory, nervous, and muscular systems

Question 12

Means of locomotion is

Answer 12

locomotion lacking or reduced