Question 1

Although the many organisms classified as molluscs vary tremendously in appearance, they are all classified in the same phylum because they

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A)   are segmented.
B)   are predators.
C)   have an external skeleton.
D)   have a mantle, visceral mass, and a foot.
E)   have shells.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of these is a characteristic of sponges?

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A)   They are sessile filter feeders.
B)   The body wall has two cell layers.
C)   Flagellated collar cells move water.
D)   Amoeboid cells transport food and make skeletal fibers and gametes.
E)   All of the answer choices are characteristics of sponges.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E) E

Question 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the roundworms?

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A)   There are three layers of tissues in the body.
B)   Roundworms have a tube-within-a-tube body plan.
C)   There is an internal body cavity called a pseudocoelom.
D)   Roundworms have a smooth, unsegmented outside body wall.
E)   All the answer choices are true statements about roundworms.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Earthworms differ from most of the marine annelids in that earthworms

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A)   lack setae that marine annelids have.
B)   lack paddle-like parapodia that marine annelids have.
C)   have segments, while marine annelids do not.
D)   develop from a larval form, while marine annelids do not.
E)   have well-developed brains and sensory organs in the head region, while marine annelids do not.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

In which way are crayfish and grasshoppers similar?

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A)   Both have tympanum for use in mating rituals.
B)   Both have Malpighian tubules that function in the extraction of nitrogenous waste.
C)   Both have spicules and a tracheal system for respiration.
D)   Both have bodies that are composed of a cephalothorax and abdomen.
E)   Both have antennae that have a sensory function.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

A cnidarian moves via

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A)   nematocysts.
B)   secreting a slime layer.
C)   pseudopods.
D)   muscle and nerve fibers.
E)   contractile vacuoles.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

The bristles that earthworms use to anchor themselves in the earth and pull themselves along are

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A)   aortic arches.
B)   lateral ventricles.
C)   setae.
D)   parapodia.
E)   nephridia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following infections is associated with a flatworm?

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A)   hookworm
B)   trichinosis
C)   elephantiasis
D)   tapeworm
E)   pinwormF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Clams, snails, sea slugs, and octopuses belong to the phylum

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A)   Annelida.
B)   Mollusca.
C)   Porifera.
D)   Platyhelminthes.
E)   Arthropoda.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Which group of organisms has eyes with a lens and a retina similar to those of vertebrates?

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A)   nematodes
B)   gastropods
C)   cephalopods
D)   arthropods
E)   echinodermsF) None of the above
G) C) and D) C

Question 11

Earthworms possess both male and female organs on separate segments; thus, mating consists of "parallel parking" in opposite directions and cross-fertilizing. Given this, which of the following is true?

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A)   This is evidence of a primitive state that is generally less efficient than separate sexes.
B)   This is primarily to allow them to self-fertilize if no other worm is in their sector of the soil.
C)   This is an advantage since they can mate with any other earthworm of the same species that they encounter.
D)   Maintaining any system not clearly male or female is disadvantageous; the earthworm is trapped in an evolutionary dead end.
E)   This demonstrates how ineffective self-fertilization is as a means of reproduction.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Ascaris is considered to be a(n)

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A)   flatworm.
B)   earthworm.
C)   roundworm.
D)   cnidarian.
E)   arthropod.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

If you live on a river delta or coastline, you may not be able to eat the local clams because of high levels of toxins present in the water. Why?

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A)   Clams seasonally produce toxic substances.
B)   Clams regularly consume poisonous red tide organisms.
C)   Most native clams have been replaced by harmful exotic species.
D)   Clams are filter-feeders and pollutants in the water become concentrated in their tissues.
E)   The toxins contained in clams cannot be detoxified in the human digestive tract.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

List the five general characteristics shared by animals.

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Question 15

The insect organ most equivalent to the human lung in function is the

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A)   tracheae.
B)   midgut.
C)   crop.
D)   gizzard.
E)   Malpighian tubule.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D) A

Question 16

Fertilization in the earthworm is accomplished by the use of the

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A)   nephridia.
B)   clitellum.
C)   flame cells.
D)   trachea.
E)   typhlosole.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Which body structure describes the freshwater hydra?

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A)   a swimming medusa with mouth pointing downward
B)   a swimming medusa with mouth pointing upward
C)   a sessile medusa with mouth pointing upward
D)   a polyp with mouth pointing downward
E)   a polyp with mouth pointing upwardF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following is true about deuterostomes?

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A)   Deuterostomes have two tissue layers.
B)   Cleavage is spiral.
C)   The first opening during embryonic development becomes the anus.
D)   The mesoderm arises from cells located near the embryonic blastopore.
E)   Deuterostomes include the ecdysozoa and the spiralia.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

"Derm" means "skin," so the name Echinodermata literally means

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A)   soft skin.
B)   hairy skin.
C)   spiny skin.
D)   skinless.
E)   three layers of skin.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Larval Trichinella worms live in the

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A)   liver.
B)   lungs.
C)   lymph glands.
D)   skeletal muscle of pork.
E)   water.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 31: Animals: the Invertebrates

Although the many organisms classified as molluscs vary tremendously in appearance, they are all classified in the same phylum because they

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Which of these is a characteristic of sponges?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the roundworms?

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Earthworms differ from most of the marine annelids in that earthworms

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In which way are crayfish and grasshoppers similar?

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A cnidarian moves via

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The bristles that earthworms use to anchor themselves in the earth and pull themselves along are

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Which of the following infections is associated with a flatworm?

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Clams, snails, sea slugs, and octopuses belong to the phylum

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Which group of organisms has eyes with a lens and a retina similar to those of vertebrates?

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Earthworms possess both male and female organs on separate segments; thus, mating consists of "parallel parking" in opposite directions and cross-fertilizing. Given this, which of the following is true?

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Ascaris is considered to be a(n)

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If you live on a river delta or coastline, you may not be able to eat the local clams because of high levels of toxins present in the water. Why?

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List the five general characteristics shared by animals.

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Which of the following is true about deuterostomes?

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Larval Trichinella worms live in the

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