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The crop is part of the stomach and digestive system of an earthworm. We (my class and I) just did the dissection of an earthworm awhile ago, and basically it is the regular stomach.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe main function of the crop in earthworms is food storage
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∙ 11y agoThe crop is located roughly halfway between the mouth and clitellum of the earthworm. It's main purpose is for the storage of food before it gets digested in the gizzard and intestines.
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∙ 15y agowet moistened food.
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The digestive organ in which an earthworm stores food is?
Temporary storage occurs in the crop of an earthworm
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.
What does the crop do in the digestive process of the earthworm?
The crop serves as a storage stomach in the earthworm.
What does the lumen of intestine do in an earthworm?
lumanate its inside
What connects the pharynx to the crop in an earthworm?
The five hearts and esophagus (which are on top of the central nervous cord)
Is the crop darker then the gizzard in the earthworm?
the crop
How do you find out whether earthworm eat soil?
by dissecting the earthworm and looking inside of the stomach...
How could you find out whether an earthworm eats soil or not?
You look at its crop or the worm's scat.
The digestive organ in which an earthworm stores food is?
Temporary storage occurs in the crop of an earthworm
What is the purpose of an earthworm's crop?
to store the food
What is the function the of the crop on an earthworm?
It stores food
What the crop's function on an earthworm?
It stores food
What Grinds the food in an earthworm?
In the gizzard.
What is the function dose the crop carry out in an earthworm?
the crop gives the worm nutrients (food)
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.
What does the crop do in the digestive process of the earthworm?
The crop serves as a storage stomach in the earthworm.
What is the structure that connects the pharynx with the crop in the earthworm?
it has nothing to do with sharks.
