Platyhelminthes: Characteristics of Flatworms
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What is the characteristic feature of the body plan of Platyhelminthes?

  • Asymmetrical
  • Cylindrical symmetry
  • Radial symmetry
  • Bilateral symmetry (correct)
  • What type of flatworms have a distinct head with eyespots and are found in freshwater environments?

  • Roundworms
  • Planarians (correct)
  • Tapeworms
  • Flukes
  • What is the characteristic of the nervous system of Platyhelminthes?

  • Simple nerve net (correct)
  • No nervous system at all
  • Peripheral nervous system
  • Complex brain with a central nervous system
  • What type of digestive system do some Platyhelminthes have?

    <p>Incomplete digestive system with a single opening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do parasitic flatworms live?

    <p>In the bodies of other animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for flatworms that lack a body cavity between the gut and the body wall?

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

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