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The crop of a worm is a digestive organ that stores food before it goes through the gizzard (a digestive organ that helps break down food) so it doesnt break down the food at all. Just stores it.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt is part of the digestive system that appears to only be a storage organ for food before it moves into the gizzard.
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∙ 9y agoA worm's crop has one purpose. The crop is a thin-walled organ that acts as a temporary storage place for food.
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∙ 12y agoYour dumb head and your friends
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What is the prostomium and where is it found on an earthworm?
Near the crop of thr earth worm
How can you tell witch end of a worm is his head?
The crop is located closer to the head. The crop has a thinner wall. The gizzard is more muscular and located posterior to the crop.
When dissecting a worm specifically the crop and gizzard which organ would the contents be more ground up?
Gizzard because it is the next after the crop when food is going through the system.
What is harder the crop or gizzard in an earthworm?
The gizzard of the worm has a harder exterior because it is more muscular.
How do you say worm in other languages?
Worm in Spanish is gusano. Worm in French is Ecouter. Worm in Danish is orm.
What body system is the crop in?
The Crop is a body part in an earth worm
What is the job of crop earth worm?
the crop is used to store food so that when there is no food it can take food from the crop. the crop is also used take food to the crop when there is a lot of food they do this to store food for later.
What is the function dose the crop carry out in an earthworm?
the crop gives the worm nutrients (food)
What is the crop in an earthworm?
The crop is part of the esophagus, and is a storage compartment for food and other things that the worm swallows.
What is the esophagus function in a worm?
moves food from pharynx to crop
What is the prostomium and where is it found on an earthworm?
Near the crop of thr earth worm
What is the advantage of having a storage organs such as a crop?
it is an worm's bodies of water.
How could you find out whether an earthworm eats soil or not?
You look at its crop or the worm's scat.
How can you tell witch end of a worm is his head?
The crop is located closer to the head. The crop has a thinner wall. The gizzard is more muscular and located posterior to the crop.
When dissecting a worm specifically the crop and gizzard which organ would the contents be more ground up?
Gizzard because it is the next after the crop when food is going through the system.
What is harder the crop or gizzard in an earthworm?
The gizzard of the worm has a harder exterior because it is more muscular.
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.
