18 Questions
Many Platyhelminthes can reproduce ______________ as well as sexually.
asexually
In Platyhelminthes, the sense organs include ______________, Tactile and Chemoreceptive cells.
Ocelli
Turbellarians are characterized by having a ______________ epidermis with rhabdites.
ciliated
Parasitic flukes, like Cestodes, do not have a ______________ system.
digestive
In Platyhelminthes, digestion occurs ______________, and undigested food is egested through the pharynx.
extracellularly
Some Platyhelminthes are able to reproduce by ______________, resulting in chains of zooids.
fission
Class Trematoda has two subclasses: ______ and Digenea.
Apidogastrea
The ______ feature of Class Trematoda is the presence of two suckers.
most distinctive external
The body surfaces of Class Trematoda comprise a tough ______ tegument.
syncitial
The ______ capacity of Class Trematoda is increased.
reproductive
Transmission of ______ occurs in fresh water.
Schistosomiasis
Adult worms of Schistosomiasis live in the ______ that drain the urinary system.
veins
During breeding season, each individual develops both male and female ______ which usually opens through a common genital pore.
organs
The best-known turbellarians have light-sensitive ______ and centralized nerve nets.
eyespots
Class Turbellaria is characterized by being nearly all ______ and mostly marine.
free-living
Class Trematoda are parasitic ______ that live in or on other animals.
flukes
Platyhelminthes detect food from some distance by means of ______.
chemoreceptors
Platyhelminthes are largely ______ feeding on small crustaceans, nematodes, rotifers, and insects.
carnivorous
Learn about the reproductive habits of flatworms, including their hermaphroditic nature and development from cocoons or free-swimming larvae. Also, explore the taxonomy of flatworms, including the four classes: Turbellaria, Trematoda, Monogenea, and Cestoda.
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