Week 9 Flashcards
T or F: Acoelomate bilaterans are triploblastic
T
what are the two types of muscles in platyhelminthes
longitudinal and circular muscle
T or F: there are free living and symbiotic platyhelminthes
T
free living platyhelminthes have a _____ epidermis with ______
ciliated, rhabdites
how do free living platyhelminthes feed
mid-body mouth, protruding pharynx
how do symbiotic platyhelminthes feed
anterior mouth
what are protonephridia
flame cells: osmoregulatory function and deal with fluid balance
T or F: phylum platyhelminthes can either have a simple or complex nervous system
T
What is the difference between the simple and complex nervous system
simple has a subdermal nervous nerve plexus, whereas complex has a CNS
how do platyhelminthes reproduce asexually
fission
why is segmentation important in annelids
allowed for evolution
coelom forms in annelids by _____
schizocoely
what are setae
present in annelids, tiny chitinous bristles that prevent them from slipping backwards
what are the different types of annelids
polychaetes, earthworms and leeches
T or F: annelids have both circular and longitudinal muscle
T