Phylum Annelida

Question 1

what are annelids?

Answer 1

segmented worms

Question 2

what are the 2 classes within annelids?

Answer 2

1) class Polychaeta

2) class clitellata

Question 3

what is 2 feature of polychaetes?

Answer 3

• fleshy projections on the body wall - parapodia

- setae

Question 4

what are the 2 subclasses of clitellata?

Answer 4

1) hirudinea - leeches

2) oligochaeta - earthworms

Question 5

2 features of leeches?

Answer 5

• have no parapodia or setae

- end segments modified to form suckers used for feeding a locomotion

Question 6

3 features of oligochaetes?

Answer 6

1) head not well developed
2) fewer setae and no parapodia
3) less diverse than polychaetes