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What is this an image of?

What is this an image of?

Acoelomorpha

What is this an image of?

What is this an image of?

Platyhelminthes

Acoelomorpha and Platyhelminthes have ____________ bodies.

triploblastic

What are general characteristics of Acoelomorpha?

  1. their gut is either absent or sac-like without an anus
  2. they are small flat worms
  3. they have statocysts and ocelli

How do Acoelomorpha asexually reproduce?

Fragmentation

How do Acoelomorpha sexually reproduce?

Hermaphrodites + larvae

What are 2 general characteristics of Platyhelminthes?

  1. over 80% of all species are parasites
  2. they can be marine, freshwater, or terrestrial

What is the osmoregulatory system and where is it most common?

it controls the water balance in animals and is most common in freshwater animals to adjust concentration gradients between internal and external fluids

What is Protonepheridium?

Primitive osmoregulatory and
excretory organ consisting of flame cells

The asexual reproduction for free-living fresh and saltwater flatworms is a process called:

fission

Asexual reproduciton for parasitic flatworms is called:

budding

In sexual reproduction, free-living fresh water flatworms embryos emerge as _________.

juveniles

In sexual reproduction, free-living marine water flatworm embryos develop into __________ __________.

Mullers larva

In parasitic forms, there are several larva stages possible depending on the species. (T/F)

T

What are 2 characteristics of the Class Tubellaria

  • they can be terrestrial
  • they are distinguished by the form of the gut and the pharynx

What are the Class Trematoda?

parasitic flukes

What is the first and final host of the class Trematoda?

first: molusk


final: vertebrate

What are 3 of the class trematoda's adaptations to parasitism?

  1. penetration glands
  2. adhesion organs
  3. high reproductive capacity

What are 3 characteristics of the Class Monogenea?

  • they are parasitic
  • they are small and cause little damage to the host
  • they have one larval stage

What are 3 characteristics of the class Cestoda?

  1. long flat bodies with no head
  2. capable of self fertilization
  3. no digestive system

What class does the Tape Worm belong to?

The class Cestoda