Flatworms: platyhelminthes

United States, 1962

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Episode of Series “Biology program; unit 3. Animal life”.
After brief views of land, fresh water, marine and parasitic flatworms, shows the important characteristics of the common planaria. These are the simplest animals with bilateral symmetry, a distinct head, a central nervous system and a substantially developed mesoderm layer. Their regenerative ability is demonstrated, showing polarity, the anterior-posterior gradient and cell dominance.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:17:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1962

Appears in

Biology program; unit 3. Animal life

Group of items

Biology program; unit 3. Animal life

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ACMI Identifier

003815

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Flatworms

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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