Body
Which type of worm is the flattest?
Platheminthes/Flatworm
Name an animal that eats worms?
Answers may vary. (e.g. Birds, fish, turtles, reptiles, racoons, etc)
What has the kingdom animalia evolved from?
Protists
True or false, most flatworms are parasitic?
True, around 80% of flatworms are parasitic.
Give an example of a common annelid/segmented worm (on the notes)?
Earthworm
What is one way that worms are important to our environment?
Nutrient cycling, water pollution, food source
Protists are unicellular organisms that are not what?
Protists are unicelluar oganisms that are not animals, plants, or fungi
Which type of worm does not have both male and female reproductive organs?
Nematodes/Roundworms
Name a physical feature that nematodes/roundworms have?
Long, round, symmetrical, often tapered at both ends)
What do segmented worms use in order to pierce and consume their food?
Stylets/Probe
What do segmented worms’ segments allow them to do?
Move, hunt prey, burrow holes
Which two types of worms have body cavities?
Nematodes and Annelids (Roundworms and Segmented worms)
Out of the three different types of worms, which ones are eukaryotic?
All of them
What part of their body do flatworms use in order to eat?
Pharynx
Name two types of environments/areas that nematodes live in?
Lands, seas, large bodies of water, in animals as parasites.
What do most segmented worms eat as food?
Soil, organic matter, sand
Which type of worm does not rely on a host?
How may deforestation (cutting down trees) hurt worms?
Answers may vary (worms may lose their homes, soil may be damaged leaving worms susceptible to predators, etc. (Any response with solid reasoning counts)
What is a similarity that these three worms share?
Sexual reproduction, heterotrophic.
How do nematodes/roundworms reproduce?
They lay eggs.