Flatworms and Roundworms

This type of flatworm is free-living in freshwater and marine environments.

• Trichinosis

• Planarian

• Schistosomiasis

• Tapeworm

This type of parasitic roundworm is contracted after consuming undercooked pork products.

• Trichinosis

• Planarian

• Schistosomiasis

• Tapeworm

Parasitic worm you can contract from walking on contaminated soil.

• Hookworm

• Tapeworm

• Guinea worm

• Planarian

Roundworms are in the Phylum

• Nematoda

• Platyhelminthes

Flatworms are in the Phylum

• Nematoda

• Platyhelminthes

Flatworms tend to be smooth and dry.

• False

• True

Roundworms reproduce sexually.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Flame cells move water and nutrients from the body of a flatworm.

• True

• False

Which is true of both flatworms and roundworms?

• They both have radial symmetry.

• They both have bilateral symmetry.

• they are both acoelomates.

• They are both pseudocoelomates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Heartworms are found in many cats and dogs. What type of worm is a heartworm?

• ascarid

• pinworm

• filarial

• hookworm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2