Body Plan
The body part used to grind up the organic matter.
What is a gizzard?
How long does fertilization last?
What is a few weeks to several months?
This is the first entry point that the dirt goes through when eating dirt.
What is the mouth?
These types of worms live in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. None live in Africa, South America, or even Australia.
What are earthworms?
Oxygen and gases flow into this organ and are transported throughout the body.
What is skin?
The control center that processes sensory input, coordinate movement, and regulate behaviours.
What is the brain?
Earthworms line this organ up near the gamete-producing organs of the other worm.
What is the clitellum?
This type of gland releases calcium carbonate to get rid of the excess calcium.
What are the calciferous glands?
These worms live in every continent except Antartica.
What are leeches?
This organ pumps the oxygen throughout the worm.
What is a heart?
Earthworms will push this organ out of their mouths to grab onto dirt and pulls this organ back in to digest it.
What is a pharynx?
The gametes are stored in the skin of the clitellum, where it sloughs off and creates a...
What is a cocoon?
It is stored in this part of the body before it moves on to the gizzard for grinding.
What is the crop?
In 2009, measured at 9.8 feet, this bobbit worm was found in this country.
This protein helps transport oxygen throughout leeches.
What is hemoglobin?
The organ that tells us that the earthworm has reached sexual maturity.
What is clitellum?
True or false. Earthworms are able to use their own sperm to self-fertilize their eggs.
What is "no way"?
The food is moved down into this organ where fluid is released to help finish the digestive process.
What is the intestine?
These types of worms live under the sand and almost never come out. They are constantly in a U-shape.
What are lugworms?
Leeches are under this class.
What is Hirudinea?
This organ continues to break down the worm's food so that the digested nutrients can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
What is the intestine?
What is this called? Many annelids possess both sperm and eggs which means they are neither male or female.
What are hermaphrodites?
The food is absorbed into this and is transported throughout the body.
What are blood vessels?
In 2009, a couple of prized fish went missing form a british aquarium. When looking into it, they found this kind of worm at fault.
What is a bobbit worm?
Earthworms are under this class.
What is oligochaeta?