Worms Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is NOT a major kind of worm?
Silkworm
Ps. Major worm types-
Flatworm, roundworm, segmented
What is an example of a flatworm?
Tapeworm, fluke, planarian.
An earthworm is a segmented.
Describe a roundworm/segmented worm’s digestive system.
Like a tube, open at both ends
A segmented worm’s circulatory system …
Moves in a network of blood vessels
What is a phylum of worms?
Annelida, platyhelminthes
What do ALL worms have?
A brain.
Organisms that grow on or in other organisms are called..
A parasite
Flatworms belong to phylum…
Platyhelminthes
In roundworms, waste exits the body through the..
Anus.
What type of worm may be the most abundant on earth?
Roundworms
T or F:
If certain types of worms are cut into pieces, a whole new organism can grow from each piece.
True
T or F:
A type of worm with many linked sections is a flatworm.
False.
A segmented worm. SECTIONS. SEGMENTED.
…… are the simplest organisms with a brain.
Worms
Planarians belong to the group if worms known as ……. .
Flatworms
A tape worm is a …….. that lives inside more than one host during its life cycle.
Parasite
Roundworms have an …… through which wastes exit.
Anus.
The three stages of digestion of food are breakdown, ……. , and elimination of wastes.
Absorption
In a ……. circulatory system, blood only moves through the tubes called blood vessels.
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