Oligochaete Inquiry
This worm was collected from Loughborough Lake, north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Questions:
- How does this worm move?
- Can you think of other types of movement that are similar to the one you see here?
- How does this organism's movement compare to other organisms? to people?
- Can you find any cycles in the video? How do these cycles compare to other cycles you know about?
- What is the advantage to this organism for having a tubular shape? How does this critter use its shape?
- What else can you find out about this critter?
Meanings:
Oligochaete:
olig- comes from the Greek word for "few"
chaete comes from the Greek word for "bristle"
So, oligochaete means an organism with a few bristles.
©2010 by Jeffrey W. Bloom
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