Section 21.5- Flatworms and Roundworms Flashcards
belong to phylum Platyhelminths
flatworms
two classes of parasitic flatworms
flukes
tapeworms
one class or free-living, non-parasitic, flatworms
planarians
free-living flatworms that live as scavengers in ponds, streams, and lakes
planarians
as part of a planarian’s NERVOUS SYSTEM, each has two light-sensitive
responsible for the planarian’s nickname cross-eyed worm
eyespots
is connected to a planarians eyespot’s and nerve network
brain
the mouth of a planarian is located
near the middle of lower surface
tubelike
attached to the inside of the mouth and can be extended out through the mouth
pharynx
attached to the planarian’s pharynx
cells linings this digest food particles that the planarians suck in
gastrovascular cavity
cell wastes of a planarian are collected and excreted through tiny
excretory pores
most planarians reproduce ____________ but they can also reproduce ____________________
sexually
asexually
parasitic flatworms that spend a part of their lives as parasites within snails
flukes
the life cycle of a fluke is
complicated
the most familiar fluke
sheep liver fluke
a liver disease prevalent in certain areas of China, Korea, Japan, etc
caused by flukes that live in fish and are eaten not cooked in Asia; moves to human liver
Clonorchiasis