Biology 11 Phylum Annelida Notes

Name:_____________________

Annelid General Characteristics

- Body form:______________________
- Symmetry:_________________________
- Level of organization:__________________________
- ___________________ acts as hydrostatic skeleton
- Have bristles called _________________

Nervous system
- Brain connected to _______________________
- Specialized sensory cells:_____________________________________________________

Internal Transport
- ________________ circulatory system
- Blood vessels:________________ and _______________
- Blood pumped by ___________________ or ________________________________
- Main blood vessels connected by ___________________________

Excretion
- Solid digestive waste: ______________________________
- Waste from cellular processes: filtered from body fluids by ___________________; paired in each segment;
removed to outside through ________________

Digestion
- __________________ digestive system (mouth and anus)
- Filter feeders, carnivores, parasites, herbivores and detritivores

Reproduction
- Most are ________________________
- ____________________________________ (individuals fertilize each other)
- Marine worms release eggs and sperm into the water: ____________________________

Respiration
- Exchange gases across ________________________ or use _____________
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Class Polychaeta
- Name means: ___________________________
- Each segment has ________________________ used for _________________
- Often live in _________________; others live in cracks and crevices
- Example:_________________________

Class Oligochaeta
- Name means: _________________________________
- Example:__________________________
- Bristles used for_________________________________
- Order of digestive tract: mouth, ________________, crop, ________________, intestine
- Reproduction: clitellum secretes mucus tube for cocoon of fertilized eggs

Class Hirudinea
- Carnivorous or external parasites
- ________________________ at each end
- Secrete ___________________________ and ____________________________
- Medical use:________________________________________________________________________