There is a special reason that flatworms are flat.
Because of their flatness the area of their 'body' is bigger (so a bigger surface area). Through this characteristic, they are able to diffuse more in and out of their endosystem.
Flatworms aren't round but are flat and soft as a jelly.
they are flat
a flat butt
Flatworms can have segmentation. :)
yes
It means flatworms "platy" means flat "helminthes" means worms
(it would be false to say that all flatworms are parasitic--the idiot that wrote that wasn't so smart, so I had to change that-- because the PLANARIAN-for example, is flatworm and that is a harmless little critter) ~round worms are ROUND ~flat worms are FLAT ~Round worms have 2 body openings (mouth & anus) *random fact: 1/2 of all roundworms are PARASITIC, and 50 species affect humans**
Flatworms are carnivores, herbivores and scavengers.
Flatworms have a higher surface area/volume ratio compared to a cylindrical worm, this is one of the reasons for flatworms to have the structure they do.
the flat worm gets rid of waste through the same openinig takes in food
Kingdom Animalia animalsPhylumPlatyhlminthes flat wormsClassTurbellaria non-parasitic flat wormsOrderTricladaFamilyRhynchodemidaeGenusDolichoplanaSpeciesstriata
The flatworm's scientific name (or at least its Phylum) is Platyhelminthes. I can't give you the real scientific name (which is the genus and species) because there are more than one species of flatworm.