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Well, since earthworms dont have teeth the have this sack behind the mouth that squezes tightly then contracts over and over. Basicly it chews the food for the worm. Birds do it to but they also hold the chewed food in the gizzard for the baby birds
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∙ 13y agoThe gizzard is a digestive organ that helps breakdown food in the earthworm. similar to the turkeys gizzard. The turkey also has a gizzard that serves the same purpose.
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∙ 15y agoThe main function for the gizzard of an earthworm is the digestion of food that the worm eats.
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∙ 11y agoYour dum head and your family. I hate scince HA HA HA HA.
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∙ 12y agoit means a earth worm is trying to eat some thing or doing nothing
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How do you say earth worm in latin?
gusano
Will the earth worm live without soil?
no
Where does digestion take place in an earthworm?
The food is sucked in through the mouth via a muscular pharynx. The food then passes through the esophagus, then stored in the crop. The food goes into the gizzard after that, where sand and contractions churn the food. After it passes through and is absorbed by the intestines, it exits through the anus.
How many different types of earth worms are there?
an earth worm is a type of worm.There a no types of earth worms
Does an earth worm have scales?
Most of them do. In Fact the earth worm is a member of the reptiliengrubbus family. All members of this family have scales that are placed symmetrically over a thin shiny piece of skin.
Where does digestion and absorption take place in an earth worm?
The 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.
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.
How does earthworms get food?
the earth worm gets its food by consuming taking in dirt with its mouth. and exits thought the anus. then the food is broken down in side the gizzard and 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 does the gizzard do in a worm?
The gizzard grinds food to fine particles. This increases the volume to surface area ratio and allows digestion to occur more efficiently.
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.
Where is the crop located in comparison with the gizzard?
The crop is above th gizzard. It looks kinda' like this: o---o0============ This small circle at the beginning is the front area. The other small circle is the crop, the big one is the gizzard. The = signs represent the digestive tract which goes until the end of the worm.
What is the most abundant worm?
the earth worm and the red worm.
What does crops do for a worm?
The crop serves an important role in the earthworm digestive system. Food is stored here until it can move into the gizzard.
How can you tell an earth worm from a round worm?
an earth worm is longer and has more sections of the body in comparisence to a roundworm.
What worm is the simplest worm?
earth worms
