10 Questions
The word 'platy' in Platyhelminthes means
flat
Flatworms are also known as
Platyhelminthes
The digestive cavity of flatworms has
only one opening for both ingestion and egestion
The classification of Platyhelminthes into Turbellaria, Cestoda, Trematoda, and Monogenea is now
deprecated
Platyhelminthes are
acoelomates
What is the meaning of 'Platy' in the term Platyhelminthes?
Flat
What type of animals are Turbellaria?
Non-parasitic
What is the primary restriction on the shape of flatworms?
Acoelomate nature
In which environments do free-living flatworms mostly live?
Shaded, humid terrestrial environments
What is the primary reason for the food of flatworms not being processed continuously?
Absence of specialized circulatory organs
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