ZOOLOGY: STUDY GUIDE - Ye. O. Nevedomska - 2013

LECTURE 9. PHYLUM NEMATHELMINTHES (ROUNDWORMS OR PSEUDOCOELOMATES)

4. The role of roundworms in nature and human life

Human, pig, and horse ascarids feed on the host's partially digested food, poisoning the host with their Metabolic waste products. Nematodes destroy crop yields and inhibit plant growth. Consequently, The impact of these worms on human life and nature is overwhelmingly negative.



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