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Science Lab Practical Worm Cards
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7th Grade
05/05/2010

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Term
3 phyla of worms
Definition
flat, round, segmented
Term
Which phyla is earthworm in?
Definition
Segmented
Term
Name 5 things that worms have in common
Definition
Head and tail, Bilaterial symmetry, invertebrates, long, narrow bodies, Order of things: cell, tissue organ, organ system, body
Term
what can the worm locate in its head?
Definition
objects, habitat, food, danger, mates
Term
What are worm's sense organs sensitive to?
Definition
light and touch
Term
T or F: both sexual and asexual reproduction are found in the worm
Definition
T
Term
T or F: in many species of worm, there are not separate male and female animals
Definition
F
Term
T or F: in many species of worm, there are not male and female sex organs together
Definition
F
Term
T or F: A worm with both sexes usually does not fertilize its own eggs
Definition
T
Term
Regeneration
Definition
when a worm grows back a body part
Term
segmented worms live in...
Definition
burrows or tubes
Term
What does the burrow help with?
Definition
predators and possible prey
Term
In a segmented worm, each segment has tube that remove...
Definition
waste
Term
T or F: other organs, such as the reproductive organs are found in all segments
Definition
F
Term
In a segmented worm, nerve cords and digestive tube run where?
Definition
along the length of the worm's body
Term
Worms have how many openings?
Definition
2
Term
Worms have a _-way digestive system
Definition
1
Term
Worms have a ______ circulatory system
Definition
closed
Term
how many arches does the blood vessel on top of a worm pump?
Definition
5
Term
how do earthworms live?
Definition
tunneling
Term
Earthworms are _________, feeding on decaying plant and animal remains in the soil
Definition
scavengers
Term
when do worms come out of burrows, looking 4 leaves and fruit to take underground?
Definition
on damp nights
Term
Why is night safe for worms?
Definition
because many predators are asleep
Term
What let worms move through the burrows?
Definition
well-developed muscles
Term
what stick out from each of the worms segments?
Definition
stiff bristles
Term
Anterior
Definition
head, top
Term
posterior
Definition
bottom, foot
Term
dorsal
Definition
back side
Term
ventral
Definition
belly side
Term
What is the name of the visible band on an earthworm is closest to the anterior end of the worm?
Definition
clitellum
Term
What is the name for the term referring to the crosswalls that had to be cut through and pin open in the earthworm.
Definition
Septa
Term
What are setae
Definition
hairlike bristles that allow a worm to tunnel through the soil
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