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Annelida. General Characteristics Range from one 1mm to 3 meters. Fluid outer body External cuticle that is never shed or mold Has a nervous system/brain 100 body segments. Adaptations.
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Annelida General Characteristics Range from one 1mm to 3 meters. Fluid outer body External cuticle that is never shed or mold Has a nervous system/brain 100 body segments
Adaptations • Uses its tail to determine the temperature so it can tell is it wants to go under water or underground..
3 interesting facts • Some annelida worms are used for medical reasons. • Earth worms help with soil a lot and farmers use them to help their crops grow • They carry both female and male sex cell ?????
Vocabulary words • Cuticle = dead skin • Detritivore eats dead . • Decompose to rot
Hirdudo • Family Hirudinariinae • Genus Hirdudo • Genus Poecilobdella • Sand on the beach
Haplotaxida • Kingdom animalia • Phylum Annelida • Class Clitellata • Food soil • Habitat underground • 9 to 30 cm
Videos • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/regions-places/asia-southern/india_leechescure.html • http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/dirty-jobs-worm-rancher.html
References • http://tolweb.org/articles/?article_id=57 • http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Annelida_0015.html • http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000102.html • http://www.backyardnature.net/earthwrm.htm • http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/resources/anatomy.html • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/earthworm-classification-taxonomy.html
Extra Credit • Humans interact with worms in a good way using them for soil • Not eaten by human • Yes because fish men use worms and some of them catch them instead of paying • Not trying to protect worms so far