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What is an Annelid
Worms with segmented bodies
What does the name “Annelid” mean?
Little ring
Annelida is the first Phylum with what in its body?
A coelom
What do protostomes develop first in their development?
A mouth
What are considered to be protostomes?
-Arthropods
-Mollusca
-Annelida
Annelids are less advanced ___
- Deuterostomes
What are Annelids body plan?
Triploblastic, coelomate, and a tube withing a tube structured digestive track with coordinated digestion and specialization of the food tube
Annelids have ___ separated by ___which may be modified to preform special function’s
- Segmented bodies
- Septa
What may line the sides of Annelid worms?
Setae or bristles
Two ways that Annelids feed
- Filter feeding
- Predatorial feeding
How do decomposers consume food
They use a sticky mucus covered pharynx to feed on decaying vegetation while others filter out food particles in a mucous bag
What is a Nereis?
A carnivorous worm, like the sandworm that have sharp jaws
Annelids are also the first Phylum to have ___ system
A circulatory system
What does having a working circulatory system do for Annelids
It frees them from the diffusion of materials
Annelids also have ___ or a set of ___ that pump blood through the dorsal and ventral blood vessels that run the length of the body
- Hearts
- Aortic arches
How do aquatic annelids breathe
Often through gills which exchange gasses underwater
Why must terrestrial annelids stay moist
Because they still rely on diffusion through their skin for gas exchange
What is a nephridia?
A specialized excretory unit
What do annelids use to get rid of metabolic wastes and excess water
A kidney
Their nervous system has a single ___ with an ___
-Ventral cord
- Anterior brain
What are some of the annelids adaptations for detecting stimuli?
- Sensory tentacles
- Chemical receptors
- Statocysts (for balance)
- Ocelli (for detecting light)
How do annelids move?
By using their hydrostatic skeleton
Marine annelids have paddle-like appendages called ___?
Parapodia (foot-like)