the planarian eats by extending it pharnyx through the mouth and sucks food into the intstine
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The definition of a Planarian is "any of various free-swimming, mostly freshwater flatworms of the class Turbellaria, having an undulating or sluglike motion: popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts." This means that it can, if any body parts are chopped off, regrow them. In junior high we sliced it's head down the middle and it regrew two heads in a matter of weeks. Cool, but really disgusting. It is a worm-like animal. The definition of animal is "any such living thing other than a human being." So in conclusion, according to the definition of animal, a Planarian is an animal, but a very strange one.
Planaria are hermaphrodites, possessing both testes and ovaries. Thus, they can reproduce asexually with their own gametes or sexually with another planarian. In asexual reproduction, the planarian detaches its tail end and each half regrows the lost parts by regeneration. However several problems can occur with this, so this does not happen very often. Instead, in sexual reproduction, each planarian transports its excretion to the other planarian, giving and receiving sperm. Eggs develop inside the body and are shed in capsules. Weeks later, the eggs hatch and grow into adults. Sexual reproduction is desirable because it enhances the survival of the species by increasing the level of genetic diversity.
eat eat eat. The opposite of regurgitate
depends on the organism. wolves eat meat, cows eat grass, mosquitoes eat blood, plants eat sunshine, CO2 and nutrients.
Lake Pedder planarian was created in 1974.
The planarian feeds on crustaceans, larvae, and small worms. To eat, it extends a long, tubular pharynx from its mouth. Through this tube it secretes digestive juice onto its prey, then sucks in bits of partly-digested food.
A planarian can live without food for about a week.
The phylum name for planarians is Platyhelminthes, which includes flatworms like the planarian. They are characterized by their flattened body shape and bilateral symmetry.
A Planarian is an acoelomate, meaning they do not have a body cavity at all.
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No, a planarian is an example of a flatworm.
A planarian is a flatworm and is parasitic which means that it feeds off living things.
name one anatomical feature (other than symmetry) that distinguishes a planarian from a hydra.
Flatworms!
Class Turbellaria