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What is the function of the esophagus of an earthworm?
to swallow earthworm sperm.The Esophagus in the Earthworm is the name for the muscles in the worms body and is used in the process of digestion. Sort of like the intestines in a human body.
What parts of the digestive system is in a cross section anterior to the gizzard of an earthworm?
In a cross section anterior to the gizzard of an earthworm, you would find the crop, esophagus, pharynx, and the mouth. The crop stores food temporarily before it moves to the gizzard for further mechanical digestion.
What is harder the crop or gizzard in an earthworm?
The gizzard is harder than the crop in an earthworm. The gizzard is a muscular organ with stones inside that help grind up food, while the crop is a storage organ that stores food temporarily before it moves to the gizzard for digestion.
The lip of the earthworm covers what?
The lip of the earthworm covers its mouth. It is used for ingesting food and moving soil particles into its digestive tract.
What is the organ that grinds up food in an earthworm?
The organ in an earthworm that grinds up food is called the gizzard. It is a muscular structure that helps break down food particles before they enter the intestine for digestion.
What does the crop do in the digestive process of the earthworm?
The crop serves as a storage stomach in the earthworm.
What the crop's function on an earthworm?
It stores food
What is the function the of the crop on an earthworm?
It stores food
The digestive organ in which an earthworm stores food is?
Temporary storage occurs in the crop of an earthworm
What stores the food of the cell?
The cell part that stores food are the vacuoles.
Is the gizzard where the earthworm stores soil?
yes it is
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 stores water food and mineral?
In the organelle the vacuoles stores water, and minerals in the cell. The part of the cell that stores food is the plastid.
What is part of the earthworm's digestive system that grinds food?
The Gizzard, it's the part of the worm that grinds up foods or solids.
Are food stores in the retail distribution chain?
Food stores are part of the retail distribution chain
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.
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.
