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What does the crop do in the digestive process of the earthworm?
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∙ 10y ago
The crop serves as a storage stomach in the earthworm.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe function of a crop in an Earthworm is that is stores food for the worm.
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∙ 11y agothe function of the crop is participates in the mechanical stage of digestion.
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∙ 13y agoThe earthworm's crop is a muscular organ that is part of its digestive system. It stores the earthworm's food temporarily until it passes to its gizzard directly below it.
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∙ 12y agoIt's like in a chicken. It helps to hold and predigest the dirt before it's actually digested.
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∙ 13y agostores food- like a stomach- soft to touch
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∙ 11y agoThe crop in the earthworm stores the food while it is waiting to be digested.
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∙ 10y agoThe food goes in the mouth/auns and then though the esophagus. Then to the crop, where the food stays for a little, and then goes to the gizzard.
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∙ 15y agothe digestive part
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The digestive organ in which an earthworm stores food is?
Temporary storage occurs in the crop of an earthworm
What do you find inside the crop of an earthworm?
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.
How does an earthworms digestive system work?
The digestive system is partitioned into many regions, each with a certain function. The digestive system consists of the pharynx, the esophagus, the crop, the intestine and the gizzard. Food such as soil enters the earthworm's mouth where it is swallowed by the pharynx. Then the soil passes through the esophagus, which has calciferous glands that release calcium carbonate to rid the earthworm's body of excess calcium. After it passes through the esophagus, the food moves into the crop where it is stored and then eventually moves into the gizzard. The gizzard uses stones that the earthworm eats to grind the food completely. The food moves into the intestines as gland cells in the intestine release fluids to aid in the digestive process. The intestinal wall contains blood vessels where the digested food is absorbed and transported to the rest of the body.
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.
How does the earthworm extract nutrients from their food?
Earthworms break down substances by means of a crop which is situated below the gullet. The crop is lined with a very hard skin and the grit in the crop, together with digestive juices crushes the sand and other decayed vegetable matter into a paste.
The digestive organ in which an earthworm stores food is?
Temporary storage occurs in the crop of an earthworm
What parts of the digestive system is in a cross section anterior to the gizzard of an earthworm?
The crop
When soil in the digestive passage of an earthworm leaves the crop it passes directly to the?
gizzard where it is digested
Does the earthworm digestive system have specil1ization of parts?
Yes. It has a mouth, crop, a gizzzard , intestines and an anus.
In the earthworm the mixture of soil and food moving through the digestive tract is temporarily stored what?
the crop
What do you find inside the crop of an earthworm?
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.
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.
Is the crop darker then the gizzard in the earthworm?
the crop
How does an earthworms digestive system work?
The digestive system is partitioned into many regions, each with a certain function. The digestive system consists of the pharynx, the esophagus, the crop, the intestine and the gizzard. Food such as soil enters the earthworm's mouth where it is swallowed by the pharynx. Then the soil passes through the esophagus, which has calciferous glands that release calcium carbonate to rid the earthworm's body of excess calcium. After it passes through the esophagus, the food moves into the crop where it is stored and then eventually moves into the gizzard. The gizzard uses stones that the earthworm eats to grind the food completely. The food moves into the intestines as gland cells in the intestine release fluids to aid in the digestive process. The intestinal wall contains blood vessels where the digested food is absorbed and transported to the rest of the body.
What is the path of a piece of food through an earthworm's digestive system starting with ingestion and ending with excretion?
mouth to phayrnx to esophagus to crop to gizzard to intestine to anus
What are the parts of the digestive tract through which food passes in an earthworm?
The food enters the pharynx, then through the esophagus, then acts as a passageway between the pharynx and the crop. Then it goes through the gizzard.
What is the purpose of an earthworm's crop?
to store the food
