0
The crop stores food and the gizzard is used to mechanically break food down into smaller pieces.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why does the earthworm's gizzard and crop have a very different feel?
The earthworm's crop and gizzard feel different because they perform two different functions. The gizzard is hard to the touch because it is used to grind the soil the earthworm takes into its body. The crop is soft and more saclike because it stores food that the earthworm separates from the other things it takes in.
Do earthworms have stomachs?
Yes they do. It is behind the gizzard. the gizzard is behind the crop the crop is behind...
Is the crop darker then the gizzard in the earthworm?
the crop
Does a grasshopper have a crop?
yes a grasshopper has a crop. and a gizzard
What is a food storage organ in a bird?
crop or gizzard
What is harder the crop or gizzard in an earthworm?
The gizzard of the worm has a harder exterior because it is more muscular.
Why do earthworms have a crop and a gizzard?
A gizzard is a sack like organ at the back of the earthworms throat. The gizzard basically chews the earthworm's food since the worm doesn't have any teeth. The crop is a thinner organ closer to the head. The crop stores food.
Do desert tortoises have a crop or gizzard?
yes
What Grinds the food in an earthworm?
In the gizzard.
Describe and explain the difference in muscularity between the crop and the gizzard?
The gizzard is used to manually grind and break down food and the crop stores it.
What is inside the crop gizzard and intestines of a worm?
The gizzard is a muscular organ used for grinding food during digestion. After a worm sucks in food with their pharynx, it moves to the esophagus, then to the crop to store it, then to the gizzard, to the stomach, to the intestine, then it leaves through its anus.
What do you find in the earthworms gizzard crop and intestine?
food
