Animal Diversity 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073524255
ISBN 13: 978-0-07352-425-2

Chapter 11 - Review Questions - Page 243: 6

Answer

Prostomium: Present in most annelids and some molluscs. Part of the head located in the front of the mouth. Peristomium: One of two parts forming the annelid head. Bears the mouth. Radioles: Featherlike structure extending from the head of some sedentary polychaete. Used to feed on suspended particles. Parapodium: One of the paired lateral processes on each side of most segments in polychaete annelids. Modified in different ways for movement, respiration, or feeding. Setae: Needle-like structure of the integument of annelids and anthropoids.

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Prostomium: Present in most annelids and some molluscs. Part of the head located in the front of the mouth. Peristomium: One of two parts forming the annelid head. Bears the mouth. Radioles: Featherlike structure extending from the head of some sedentary polychaete. Used to feed on suspended particles. Parapodium: One of the paired lateral processes on each side of most segments in polychaete annelids. Modified in different ways for movement, respiration, or feeding. Setae: Needle-like structure of the integument of annelids and anthropoids.
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