Animal Diversity 7th Edition

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

Chapter 14 - Review Questions - Page 323: 1

Answer

Chaetognatha (Arrow worms) have teeth and curved, chitinous spines on the head around the mouth.

Work Step by Step

When a Chaetognatha captures prey, its teeth and raptorial spines spread apart and then snap shut with startling speed. They are voracious feeders and live on other zooplankton, especially copepods, and even small fishes.
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