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Study Guide
Flatworms, Roundworms, Rotifers,
Chapters 34
Flatworms, Roundworms, Rotifers:
1. Know each of the phyla and an example of each (even the ones from
previous chapters). List them here!
2. Know the four classes of flatworms and an example of each. List them here!
3. How do flatworms breathe and move molecules around the body?
4. Describe the planarian nervous system. Yes, write your answer here!
5. How do planarians reproduce?
6. How do flatworms eat?
7. What protects flatworms from being digested by their hosts? Roundworms?
8. What is the difference between primary and intermediate hosts?
9. Why is swimmer’s itch just a rash and not a disease in humans?
10. What is the life cycle of Schistosoma?
11. How do tapeworms absorb food?
12. What are the characteristics of tapeworms?
13. What is they life cycle of a tapeworm?
14. Draw the parts of a tapworm:
15. What are the diseases discussed in class that are caused by roundworms? How do
humans get each type of worm?
16. What is different between roundworm and flatworm digestive tract?
17. What is the life cycle of Ascaris?
18. What is a cloaca? What organisms have one?
19. What is cephalization?
20. What causes elephantitis?
21. How do rotifers remove excess water from the body?
22. What is parthenogenesis? Which phylum discussed can do this?