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The muscular tube through which the flat worm can suck food into its guts |
Pharynx |
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What is the complexity level of flat worms |
Flat worms are the least complex of all worms |
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What phylum are flat worms included in |
Platyhelminthes |
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What is the Greek word for flat |
“Platy” |
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What kind of symmetry do flat worms have |
Bilateral symmetry |
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Term for describing animals with three fundamental cell layers |
Triploblastic |
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Animals that lack a true body cavity |
Acoelomates |
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Anterior structure on a tape worm; used for attachment |
Scolex |
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Flat worm structure used for excretion and osmoregulation |
Protonephridia |
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Process in which flatworms breathe |
Diffusion |
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Class monogenea has what type of organisms |
Liver flukes or blood flukes |
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An example of an organism from class turbellaria is |
Planarian |
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Another name for the protective syncytial tegument of a flat worm |
Neodermis |
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How long can tapeworms grow to be |
Up to 40 ft |
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The first host that a parasite uses to grow and live. In this host, parasites are typically in their juvenile stage |
Intermediate host |
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This class has Leaf like bodies and is comprised of parasitic flukes |
Trematoda |
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A condition that may cause renal and bladder failure or liver and intestinal disease |
Schistosomiasis |
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Tapeworm class |
Cestoda |
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Class containing digenetic flukes |
Trematoda |
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Flatworm phylum |
Platyhelminthes |
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Type of fresh water, free-living flatworm |
Planarian |
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Cup shaped cells which expel excess liquids from the flat worm body |
Flame shells |
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Flat worms are found where |
Marine and fresh water environments As well as on land in moist areas |
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Term for organism which is mature and pregnant or full of eggs |
Gravid |
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The ability of some flat worms to grow back missing body parts |
Regeneration |
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A swimming fork tailed larva of a blood fluke |
Cercaria |
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When an organism has two intermediate host in their life cycle |
Digenetic |
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scientific term for eyespots which can detect light intensity |
Ocelli |