ZOOLOGY STUDY GUIDE - Ye. O. Nevedomska - 2013

LECTURE 10. PHYLUM ANNELIDS, or ANNELIDA (Annelida)

Self-Assessment Questions

1. Provide a general characterization of the phylum Annelida.

2. Identify the Progressive features of the phylum Annelida.

3. Characterize the Class Polychaetes, or Polychaeta (Polychaeta).

4. Characterize the class Oligochaetes, or Oligochaeta (Oligochaeta).

5. Characterize the Class Leeches (Hirudinea).

6. What is The evolutionary advancement of free-living worms compared to parasitic worms?



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