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How do you think the earthworms setae make it well adapted to its habitat?
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∙ 13y ago
An earthworm's setae allow it to grab onto surfaces, which prevent it from sliding back during its odd pulsing movements. This shows it's very well-adapted to its environment, because these bristles only work at maximum potential when they support the entirety of the body, which only happens underground, where these worms live.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe setae in worms allow them to grip onto surfaces without the need for jointed legs while moving forward.
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Why do you think earthworms are beige and not green?
michelle is that you
Are earthworms a kind of roundworm?
I think they are not because i thought they were wingworms
What direction do setae face on an earthworm?
Setae on an earthworm (an annelid) point backwards to add traction as it moves, especially if it is moving up soil or something. Think of it as hooks, essentially a source of friction, for the generally smooth worm as it moves using peristaltic motion.
Earthworms structural adaptations are its setae?
Yeah, that's right. Setae are tiny bristles which cover the wormy and they help wormy to grip the soil that it passes through. Thus, they can make a quick escape easily and also, they can find the right decaying matter (which they use as food) quickly. That's because if wormy grips the soil as it passes it won't slip around. So it can move in any direction happily.
How many earthworms do Robbins eat?
Asking how many earthworms robins eat is like asking someone how many slabs of meat has a person who is not a vegetarian eaten. Don't you think?
Give one way in which you think an Ankylosaurus was adapted to its habitat?
He was adapted to its habitat because it can camoufalge
What is the function of the setae on a worm?
Setae in annelids are stiff bristles present on the body. They help for example earthworms to attach to the surface and prevent backsliding during peristaltic motion. These hairs are what make it difficult to pull a worm straight from the ground. (finzio liflio)
Do leeches have eyes?
No, leeches do not have setae and that is one of the major differences that sets them apart from organisms such as earthworms or other marine worms when categorizing them in classes. So leeches/earthworms/and marine worms are all in the same Phylum - Phylum Annelids (Segmented Worms) but they're all in separate classes. So Polychaeta (Marine Worms) and Oligochaeta (Earthworms) - have many setae but Hirudinea (Leeches), do not.
What direction do setae point?
The setae point backwards. They cling to the surroundings of the worm as it contracts its muscles to pull it along. They are what makes pulling an earthworm straight out of the ground difficult. Think of them as little hooks.
Do earthworms block household drains?
I think they do
Why do you think earthworms are beige and not green?
michelle is that you
Are earthworms a kind of roundworm?
I think they are not because i thought they were wingworms
How do you think the setae on each segment function in locomotion?
The setae may be extended to anchor some segments to the burrow wall so the worm has something to push, or pull against, as it moves other segments through the soil.
What foods have earthworms in it?
The way earthworm get into food and the only reason i think earthworms would be in food is from when an animal becomes infected with earthworms like cows for example eat grass with earthworm egg on it.
What direction do setae face on an earthworm?
Setae on an earthworm (an annelid) point backwards to add traction as it moves, especially if it is moving up soil or something. Think of it as hooks, essentially a source of friction, for the generally smooth worm as it moves using peristaltic motion.
Earthworms structural adaptations are its setae?
Yeah, that's right. Setae are tiny bristles which cover the wormy and they help wormy to grip the soil that it passes through. Thus, they can make a quick escape easily and also, they can find the right decaying matter (which they use as food) quickly. That's because if wormy grips the soil as it passes it won't slip around. So it can move in any direction happily.
Why do you think earthworms are called nature's plowmen?
I think that there called that because they dig though the ground.
