Pseudocoelomates

Question 1

Pseudocoelomates

Answer 1

animals that have a false body cavity between endoderm and mesoderm

Question 2

Phylum Nematoda

Answer 2

ROUNDWORMS!!!

parasites, predators, detritivores

use sexual reproduction; Pseudocoelomate, Bilateral,
Protostome, Non-segmented; found EVERYWHERE!

Question 3

Caenorhabditis elegans

Answer 3

in phylum Nematoda; model organism for
biological studies (particularly aging, neuronal development)

Question 4

Ascaris

Answer 4

in phylum Nematoda(Roundworms); parasitic nematodes; significant health issue in developing countries

Question 5

Durofilaria immitis

Answer 5

roundworm in phylum Nematoda that causes heartworm in dogs & other mammals

Question 6

Name Four other examples of Nematode Parasites

Answer 6

pinworms, trichinella, hookworms, and Wucheria bancrofti(elaphantiasis)

Question 7

Phylum Rotifera

Answer 7

wheel animals; primarily aquatic (freshwater/marine), some in
bryophytes (mosses) –use sexual reproduction

herbivores, predators, detritivores –beat cilia around mouth to bring food in

Pseudocoelomate, Bilateral, Protostome, Non-segmented