How Do Nematodes Get Food
Nematodes Feed on Organic Matter, Both Dead and Alive Such as Small Animals Including Other Worms, or on Diatoms, Algae, Fungi and Bacteria. Some Eat Plants by...
Nematodes feed on organic matter, both dead and alive such as small animals including other worms, or on diatoms, algae, fungi and bacteria. Some eat plants by piercing the stem or root and sucking out the contents.
How do nematodes obtain and digest food?
Nematodes have a simple digestive tract that includes only a long hollow intestinal cavity that contains only muscles that run vertically down the worms body to aid in simple contraction movement. � The food enters the mouth into the pharynx and continues to the anus.
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