Taxonomy
The phylum of flatworms
Platyhelminthes
How many layers do flatworms have?
three
An organism is called what when a host is required for survival?
Parasite
What type of organism are flukes considered to be?
Platyhelminthes means what
wide and flat worms
The class that planaria are apart of
Turbellaria
What are the different environments flatworms live in?
ocean, freshwater, land, inside other organisms
Where do tapeworms live?
Intestines of animals
How do flukes attach to the host?
suckers
What type of symmetry do flatworms have
Bilateral
Tha class that tapeworms are apart of
Cestoda
What are the cell layers in flatworms?
Ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm
Tapeworms do not have these two structures
mouth and digestive system
What are flukes protected by to prevent them from being digested?
Cuticle
What is the front of the animal
Anterior
The class that flukes are apart of
What is the most simplest of the flatworms
How do tapeworms get their nutrients
Absorbing them from the host.
endoparasite
What is the rear of the animal called
Posterior
What is the phlum and class of Planaria
Platyhelminthes and Turbellaria
What are the three classes of flatworms
Planarians, Tapeworms, Flukes
Tapeworms grow to be how long
several feet long
What are the stages of a flukes life cycle
egg, snail, free swimming, fish, human
What are the two types of flatworms
free living and parasites