Bilateria and Acoelomate Animals

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Most animals have ______ symmetry.

bilateral

Animals with bilateral symmetry have a distinct ______ end.

head

Animals that have no space between their gut and body wall are said to be ______.

acoelomate

Acoelomate phyla belong to the superphylum ______.

<p>Lophotrochozoa</p> Signup and view all the answers

Members of phylum Platyhelminthes live in ______, freshwater, and damp terrestrial habitats.

<p>marine</p> Signup and view all the answers

These are the simplest animals with an ______ system.

<p>excretory</p> Signup and view all the answers

The epidermis contains cellular ______ with rhabdites

<p>ciliated</p> Signup and view all the answers

Platyhelminthes are flattened ______ and have a gastrovascular cavity

<p>dorsoventrally</p> Signup and view all the answers

Undigested food is ______ through the pharynx

<p>egested</p> Signup and view all the answers

The osmoregulatory system consists of ______ with flame cells

<p>protonephridia</p> Signup and view all the answers

The nervous system consists of a ladderlike network of ______ and a bilobed brain

<p>nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

Some species of Platyhelminthes can reproduce ______ as well as sexually

<p>asexually</p> Signup and view all the answers

Most flatworms are ______ (hermaphroditic) during breeding season.

<p>monoecious</p> Signup and view all the answers

In males, there are two or more ______ with papilla-like penis or cirrus.

<p>testes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Class Turbellaria consists of mostly ______ turbellarians.

<p>free-living</p> Signup and view all the answers

Planarians have ______ eyespots and centralized nerve nets.

<p>light-sensitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

Trematodes live as ______ in or on other animals.

<p>parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flatworms are divided into four ______: Turbellaria, Trematoda, Monogenea, and Cestoda.

<p>classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

The class Trematoda has approximately ______ known species.

<p>18,000 to 24,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

The subclass Apidogastrea are obligate parasites of ______ and some vertebrates including cartilaginous fish.

<p>molluscs</p> Signup and view all the answers

The body surfaces of Trematoda comprises a tough ______ tegument.

<p>syncitial</p> Signup and view all the answers

Schistosomiasis affects approximately ______ people in 74 countries.

<p>200m</p> Signup and view all the answers

The transmission of Schistosomiasis occurs in ______ water.

<p>fresh</p> Signup and view all the answers

Adult worm of S.haematobium live in the veins that drain the ______ system.

<p>urinary</p> Signup and view all the answers

S.haematobium cercaria are viewed using ______ microscopy

<p>differential interference contrast</p> Signup and view all the answers

Schistosoma eggs become trapped in the tissues of the ______ tract

<p>urinary</p> Signup and view all the answers

Adult worms of S.haematobium are ______ cm long

<p>1-2</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tapeworms are also ______ and lack a digestive system

<p>parasitic</p> Signup and view all the answers

The scolex is equipped with ______ and hooks for attachment to the host

<p>suckers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cestodes usually require at least ______ hosts

<p>two</p> Signup and view all the answers

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