Vinegar Eels Biology Worksheet
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Vinegar Eels
STUDENT RESOURCE 1.9
ACTIVITY SHEET
A vinegar eel is a many-celled animal. Vinegar eels are also called
nematodes or roundworms. They are easy to find wiggling in the
vinegar culture jar because they are always moving. When you
see a vinegar eel on the slide, look for the structures shown in
the diagram.
Digestive system
Mouth
Anus
Movement A vinegar eel moves with a whip-like motion.
Muscles that run along the sides of the worm make the body
whip back and forth.
Feeding Vinegar eels feed on the acid-loving bacteria that make
vinegar from fermented apple juice. Vinegar eels are adapted to
living in acid.
Reproduction Male vinegar eels produce sperm. Female vinegar
eels produce eggs. A sperm and an egg combine and grow into a
new vinegar eel.
Size 2 mm or larger
Answer the following question.
What is the path of food in a vinegar eel?
CLASSIFICATION • SECTION 1 MICROORGANISMS
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