Platyhelminthes Flashcards
1
Q
Platyhelminthes
A
Flatworms; tapeworms
2
Q
Cell layers?
A
3 cell layers, ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm
3
Q
Platyhelminthes
A
Simples animals with bilateral symmetry, an anterior end
4
Q
No room for…
A
True digestive or respiratory systems to circulate food or oxygen
5
Q
How do flatworms solve problem of no digestive or respiratory systems?
A
The body is so flat and thin that many body cells can exchange nutrients and wastes by diffusion with the environment
6
Q
Pseudocoelmate, Coelomate, or acoelomate?
A
No coelom
