Nematodes

A child complaining of rectal itching and insomnia is most likely suffering from

• pinworm

• whipworm

• hookworm

• threadworm

which species of nematode is transferred to humans by eating infected pig meat

• trichonella
• pinworm
• diroflaria
• cestoda

collection of nerve cells located at the anterior end of a worm

• cephalization

• ganglia

• parasite

• grasping mouth parts

process by which the male places sperm inside the female's body, where the eggs are fertilized

• diffusion

• internal fertilization

• asexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

used for movement in nematodes

• grasping mouthparts

• ganglia

• segmentation

• hydrostatic skeleton

Round worms belong in the phylum

• Nematoda

• Cestoda

• Platyhelminthes

• Annelida

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Roundworms can be transmitted by

• insects

• eating undercooked meat

• swimming in dirty water

• walking barefoot around feces

Roundworms have a false body cavity called

• pseudocoelom

• acoelom

• eucoelom

• coelom

Roundworms exchange gases in circulation, respiration and excretion by

• diffusion

• osmosis

• regeneration

• heart, lungs, and bladder

A type of roundworm that can enter your body through your feet or open wounds

• hookworm

• pinworm

• tapeworm

• heartworm