Turbellaria

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/turbellaria

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Turbellaria
2. What is the habitat?Ubiquitous in marine, freshwater, and moist terrestrial environments globally
3. What are Turbellaria and why are they called flatworms?Turbellaria are tiny flatworms that live freely in water and damp places. They are called flatworms because their bodies are flat, unsegmented, and lack a true body cavity.
4. How do Turbellaria breathe and get food?They breathe by letting oxygen and waste travel through their skin. To eat, many use a stretchy tube called a pharynx or release enzymes outside to soften food before swallowing.

Paraphyletic Group: A group that includes a common ancestor but not all of its descendants.
Diffusion: The passive movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Simultaneous Hermaphroditism: The condition of having both male and female reproductive organs functioning at the same time.
Regeneration: The biological process of regrowing damaged or lost tissues, organs, or limbs.