Phylum Platyhelminthes: Flatworms and Tapeworms

Question 1

hermaphroditic

Answer 1

both testes and ovaries

Question 2

Flame Cells

Answer 2

specialized excretory cell to remove waste materials

Question 3

Pharynx

Answer 3

muscular tube through
which they ingest their food. Food is
conducted into the gastrovascular cavity

Question 4

Eyespots

Answer 4

functions light reception

Question 5

Nephridiopores

Answer 5

Bundles o flame cells and tubes collect
body fluids containing wastes and
conduct them to the outside of the
body.

Question 6

Scolex

Answer 6

specialized with
hooks and suckers for
attachment to the inner
walls of mammalian
intestines

Question 7

Proglottids

Answer 7

attached to
scolex. Each contains
male and female sex
organs.

Question 8

Cysts

Answer 8

dormant form
awaiting ingestion by a
primary host.