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The crop of a worm is a digestive organ that stores food before it goes through the gizzard (a digestive organ that helps break down food) so it doesnt break down the food at all. Just stores it.

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What body system is the crop in?

The Crop is a body part in an earth worm


What is the job of crop earth worm?

the crop is used to store food so that when there is no food it can take food from the crop. the crop is also used take food to the crop when there is a lot of food they do this to store food for later.


What is the function dose the crop carry out in an earthworm?

the crop gives the worm nutrients (food)


What is the crop in an earthworm?

The crop is part of the esophagus, and is a storage compartment for food and other things that the worm swallows.


What is the esophagus function in a worm?

moves food from pharynx to crop


What is the advantage of having a storage organs such as a crop?

it is an worm's bodies of water.


How could you find out whether an earthworm eats soil or not?

You look at its crop or the worm's scat.


How can you tell witch end of a worm is his head?

The crop is located closer to the head. The crop has a thinner wall. The gizzard is more muscular and located posterior to the 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 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.


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.


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.