Fill in the missing words: answers

• C. elegans are small, transparent multicellular organisms

• Adult C. elegans are approximately 1 mm in length

• They have two sexes: males and self-fertilising hermaphrodites

• One hermaphrodite can produce 300-350 offspring

• C. elegans have short life cycles: it takes 3 days for an egg to reach adulthood

• C. elegans live for 2-3 weeks