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Worldwide, approximately 6,000 species of earthworms are described in 20 families. In Australia, earthworm populations consist of native and introduced species from a total of eight families: ... The food then moves to the crop, which seems to serve only as a storage organ, and then to the muscular gizzard. With the aid of...
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australianmuseum.net.au/Australian-Earthworms
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Worms and Parasites question: What is gizzard in a earthworm? Well, since earthworms dont have teeth the have this sack behind the mouth that squezes tightly then contracts over and over. Basicly it chews ... What functions does the gizzard do? What are the gizzard in an earthworm? What is the gizzard on a grasshopper?
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wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_gizzard_in_a_earthworm
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The main function for the gizzard of an earthworm is the digestion of food that the worm eats.
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Nephridium: organ of an earthworm that performs the functions of kidneys. Gizzard: pocket used as the stomach of an earthworm. Dorsal blood vessel: blood vessel situated in the rear part of an earthworm. Crop: bulge of the esophagus of an earthworm.
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www.infovisual.info/02/006_en.html
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D. Carlhoff and J. D'Haese: Slow type myosin in earthworm gizzard muscle ..... Ca 2 + dependence of earthworm gizzard myosin (0.45 mg ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/W462H52521827404.pdf
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Click on any of the links below to perform a new search ... Presents a laboratory experiment showing the properties of smooth muscle using the crop and gizzard of the earthworm. (ASK)
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www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=EJ6221...
www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=EJ622123
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Earthworm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earthworm is the common name for the largest members of Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm
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intestine primary digestive organ of the earthworm; located posterior to the gizzard; larval immature, free-living stage in earthworm development; lateral nerve radiate laterally from the ventral nerve cord and carry messages of a reflexive nature;
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www.scienceclass.com/dissect/teacher_materials/glossary...
www.scienceclass.com/dissect/teacher_materials/glossary/earthworm_glossary.html
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3. (true) The earthworm does not really have a heart but uses aortic arches. 4. (true) The ventral nerve cord runs almost the entire length of the body. 5. (true) Grinding of the food occurs in the earthworm's gizzard.
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www.scienceclass.com/dissect/teacher_materials/worksheets/earthworm_worksheet_key.html
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