Worms Flashcards
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