Worms Flashcards

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1
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What is NOT a major kind of worm?

A

Silkworm
Ps. Major worm types-
Flatworm, roundworm, segmented

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2
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What is an example of a flatworm?

A

Tapeworm, fluke, planarian.

An earthworm is a segmented.

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3
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Describe a roundworm/segmented worm’s digestive system.

A

Like a tube, open at both ends

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4
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A segmented worm’s circulatory system …

A

Moves in a network of blood vessels

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5
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What is a phylum of worms?

A

Annelida, platyhelminthes

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6
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What do ALL worms have?

A

A brain.

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7
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Organisms that grow on or in other organisms are called..

A

A parasite

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8
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Flatworms belong to phylum…

A

Platyhelminthes

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9
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In roundworms, waste exits the body through the..

A

Anus.

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10
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What type of worm may be the most abundant on earth?

A

Roundworms

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11
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T or F:

If certain types of worms are cut into pieces, a whole new organism can grow from each piece.

A

True

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12
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T or F:

A type of worm with many linked sections is a flatworm.

A

False.

A segmented worm. SECTIONS. SEGMENTED.

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13
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…… are the simplest organisms with a brain.

A

Worms

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14
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Planarians belong to the group if worms known as ……. .

A

Flatworms

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15
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A tape worm is a …….. that lives inside more than one host during its life cycle.

A

Parasite

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16
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Roundworms have an …… through which wastes exit.

A

Anus.

17
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The three stages of digestion of food are breakdown, ……. , and elimination of wastes.

A

Absorption

18
Q

In a ……. circulatory system, blood only moves through the tubes called blood vessels.

A

Closed