Review my slideshow on flatworms and parasites
And take a look at this video of a liver fluke:This liver fluke parasite was found inside a 20 year old man who complained of abdominal pain
Assignment 6 - 10 marks
Summarize the key ideas (see vocab words) in a one page drawing or poem or interview a flatworm.
Watch the Shape of Life Video on flatworms. Platyhelminthes,
the first hunter:
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/flatworms-first-hunter
Animalia assignment 7 - 10 marks
Answer the questions below and present your answers in the form of a one page drawing cartoons or a rhyming poem or a sound file of a podcast
Review my slideshow on flatworms and parasites
1. demonstrate your understanding of these key words
a. Platyhelminthes
b. Cephalization
c. Coelom
d. Acoelomate, Eucoelomate, Psuedocoelomate. What is the difference between these terms?
e. Turbellaria
f. Planaria
g. Parasite
h. Definitive host
i. intermediate host
j. Cestoda - Tapeworm
k. Trematoda - Fluke
2. How do Turbellarians reproduce?
3. What is the evolutionary significance of flatworms? In particular, they have three characteristics that make them unique in simple animals. They were the first animals to...
4. Flatworms are amazing at regeneration. Some can even remain alive after you cut off their head. include a short summary of this article in your work.
These Decapitated Worms Regrow Old Memories
These Decapitated Worms Regrow Old Memories
5. Demonstrate your familiarity with the life cycle of Tape worm or Liver fluke.
Watch the Shape of Life Video on Tapeworms
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/flatworm-animation-tapeworm6. Read about how a tapeworm can control the host's behaviour
Mind control from beyond the host
ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
8-10 you demonstrate a thorough and excellent grasp of the concept and your work shows care and creativity
6-7 you summarize the main concepts
2-5. you make a good start but your work is incomplete.
