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Q: What are the advantages of having bilaterally symmetrical body?
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Are humans bodies symmetrical?

Humans, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.


Why are annelids more complex than nematodes and platyhelminthes?

Because Annelids have much more "complicated" characteristics such as, The body possesses 3 separate sections of themselves, have a closed Circulatory system, and has a nervous system with an interior nerve ring, ganglia & ventral cord. As nematodes and Platyhelminthes have very simple characteristics:Nematodes: Bilaterally symmetrical, feeds on just about everything, lives just about anywhere, and has no circulatory system.Platyhelminthes: do not have an anus, have a sac-like body, contain a hydrostatic skeleton and sexually reproduce.


What type of symmetry do insects have?

Bees, like all arthropods, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.


What are the advantages of external and internal fertilization?

extenal fertilization take out side of the body while internal inside the body


What is the purpose of having different cell types in the body?

Multicellular organisms have many advantages over simple non-differentiated tissue. For example we have cells that aid mobility (muscle and bone) and cells that are specialized for sending messages from one part of body to another (nerve, hormone secreting cells).

Related questions

What is a term that refers to the way an organism's body can be divided into equal portions?

bilaterally symmetrical or radially symmetrical


What is the anterior end of the body called on bilaterally symmetrical animals?

Anterior refers to the head end of a bilaterally symmetrical animal. The word posterior refers to the rear end or tail end.


Why roundworms have bilaterally symmetrical body?

Because they are parts of phylam Annelida as I have read


When the body is constructed of many repeated and similar parts the animal is said to be?

Bilaterally symmetrical


What are baboons body type?

Biped, bilaterally symmetrical, primate, hominid. Pick any or all.


Why is the arthropod considered advanced?

They are a highly specialized group which are characterized by their bilaterally symmetrical body, paired appendages and a chitinous (calcite in some groups) exoskeleton.


What are the advantages of being bilaterally symmetric?

sensory organs at the front of the body and more streamlined (can move faster)


What are some structures of a platyhelminth?

they are bilaterally symmetrical, their body has more than 2 cell layers and their body possesses 3 different sections; prosomium, trunk and a pygidium. thanks for reading and i hope this helps you.:)


What are general characteristics of hemichordates?

bilaterally symmetrical true body cavity Nervous system normally diffused Partially open circulatory system Feeds on fine particles in the water


Why animals of platyhelmenthis are known as flatworms?

Flatworm:Any of various parasitic and nonparasitic worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes, such as a tapeworm or a planarian, characteristically having a soft, flat, bilaterally symmetrical body and no body cavity. Also called platyhelminth.Hope it helped :)


What are the advantages to bilateral symmetry?

those animals which are bilateral symmetrical are triploblastic and triploblasts are more successful and diplobalsts(radial symmetrical) due to their complex body organization


What type of symentry does the human body move in?

Bilaterally