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Functions of a parenchyma of a flatworm: |
Transport materials and provide skeletal support |
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Does a planarian have a mouth or anus? |
Has a mouth but no anus |
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Free-living flatworms are in what class? |
Turbellaria |
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Functions of a turbellarians gastrodermis: |
Secrete enzymes used for digestion |
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What are rhabdites and what is their function? |
Rod-like cells that swell and form a protective mucus layer |
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Describe how turbellarians move: |
Cilia and muscular ungulation |
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Why do turbellarians have a highly branched digestive system? |
Makes up for lack of circulatory system |
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Is digestion of turbellarians intracellular, extracellular, or both? |
Both |
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What are protonephridia? |
Network of tubes that run length of organism - excretory system |
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Difference between sensory and motor neurons? |
Sensory - to the brain Motor - away from the brain |
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Brief description of subclass Aspidogastrea: |
Primarily internal parasite of mollusk |
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Define Auricles, Ocelli, and Zooids |
Auricles - homoreceptors for finding food Ocelli - eyespots Zooids - asexual reproduction in turbellarians -- division |
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Name for free swimming turbellarian larva: |
Muller's Larva |
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Parasites from class Monogenea infect what animal? |
Fish |
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What is a tegument? |
Outer layer |
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What is glycocalyx? |
- made of carbohydrates and protiens - protects organism form host's enzymes |
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Description of class Digenea: |
Have two or more larval stages |
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Define oncomiracidium |
Larval stage of Monogenea |
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What is a shistome? |
Blood fluke |
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Which class of Platyhelminthes is most specialized? |
Cestodia |
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A tapeworms Stromboli is made of what? |
Proglottids |
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Define miracidium: |
First larval stage of digenetic fluke |
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Define metacircarea: |
Insisted circarea stage of digenetic fluke |
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Does a tapeworm have a mouth? |
No, absorbs food through skin |
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Does a tapeworm have intestines? |
Yes, very simple ones. |
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What is a scolex? |
Suckers and hooks of a tapeworm |
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The six-hooked (hexacanth) larva that develops from the of of the beef tapeworm is the ________________. |
Onchosphere |
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Define cysticerus |
Bladder worm |
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What is unique about Nemerteans? |
Have a proboscis and a complete digestive tract |
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What is a proboscis worm and what do they use rhyncocoel for? |
Protection and hunting |
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The helmet-shaped, cilia Ted larva of Nemerteans is the ______ ________. |
Palidium larva |