Question 1

The diversification of flowering plants was responsible for the diversification of insects. Bloom's Level : Understand

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Nematodes are unusual among worms of other major phyla by:

Accepted Answer

A)   having longitudinal muscles but no circular muscles
B)   having separate male and female individuals
C)   by shedding their integument
D)   by having a tough cuticle made largely of collagen
E)   All of the choices provided are correctF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Garstang's theory states that the vertebrates originated from:

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A)   larval tunicates that developed the ability to reproduce sexually while retaining the larval body form
B)   a gradual modification of the adult body form of Urochordates
C)   larval Cephalochordates that developed the ability to reproduce sexually while retaining the larval body form
D)   echinoderms with a post anal tail and notochord
E)   segmented echinodermsF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following structures DOES NOT occur in a series of successive segments of an earthworm?

Accepted Answer

A)   crop
B)   nerve cord
C)   setae
D)   circular muscles
E)   metanephridiaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following is not a defining trait of the phylum Chordata?

Accepted Answer

A)   notochord
B)   dorsal hollow nerve cord
C)   pharyngeal slits
D)   post anal tail
E)   protostome developmentF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Autotomy is the ability of an animal to lose a body part and subsequently regenerate it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Tagmata are segments of the body that represent two or more previous body segments fused together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes characteristics of Platyhelminthes?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are acoelomate.
B)   They are triploblastic.
C)   They have an incomplete digestive system.
D)   They respire by diffusion of gases through the body wall.
E)   All the choices provided are true.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E) E

Question 9

The disease schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic trematode.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Porifera and Cnidaria have superficially similar body plans. Indicate which of the following does NOT describe equivalent features in the two groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   spongocoel and gastrovascular cavity
B)   mesohyl and mesoglea
C)   osculum and mouth/anus
D)   epithelial cells and epidermis
E)   spongin and polypF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following groups or animals is NOT a member of the Platyhelminthes?

Accepted Answer

A)   planarian
B)   monogenean
C)   tapeworm
D)   trematode
E)   ctenophoreF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following kinds of animals are NOT arthropods?

Accepted Answer

A)   crabs
B)   trilobites
C)   centipedes
D)   mites
E)   nautilusF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following kinds of animals are NOT crustaceans?

Accepted Answer

A)   krill
B)   barnacles
C)   ostracods
D)   pill bugs
E)   scorpionsF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following couplets DOES NOT give the correct kinds of insects contained in the Order?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coleoptera: beetles
B)   Lepidoptera: grasshoppers
C)   Diptera: flies
D)   Hemiptera: bugs
E)   Hymenoptera: ants, bees, and waspsF) B) and D)
G) C) and D) B

Question 15

The basic excretory unit in the protonephridia of flatworms is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   scolex
B)   flame cell
C)   cnidocil
D)   ganglion
E)   cercariaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

An individual animal that can produce both sperm and eggs is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   a gametophyte
B)   an hermaphrodite
C)   a morphodyte
D)   a bisexual
E)   a transexualF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following statements is NOT true of lophophorates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their tentacles serve both in respiration and in feeding.
B)   They have a U-shaped digestive tract.
C)   They have a true coelom.
D)   There are three phyla of them: Phoronida, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda.
E)   They are parthenogenetic.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Animals that lack a vertebral column are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   inarticulates
B)   invertebrates
C)   supinates
D)   retrogrades
E)   aspinatesF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following statements correctly traces the route of water through a sponge?

Accepted Answer

A)   enters through the osculum into the spongocoel and exits via the ostia
B)   enters through the spongocoel into the osculum and exits via the ostia
C)   enters through the ostia into the osculum and exits via the spongocoel
D)   enters through the ostia into the spongocoel and exits via the osculum
E)   enters through the osculum into the ostia and exits via the spongocoelF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The defining characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda are:

Accepted Answer

A)   jointed legs, ecdysis, and an exoskeleton
B)   antennae, six legs, and mandibles
C)   compound eyes, book lungs, and the hemocoel
D)   Malphigian tubules, ommatidia, and tagmata
E)   spiracles, cephalothorax, and proboscisF) B) and C)
G) A) and B) A

Exam 33: The Invertebrates

The diversification of flowering plants was responsible for the diversification of insects. Bloom's Level : Understand

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Nematodes are unusual among worms of other major phyla by:

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Garstang's theory states that the vertebrates originated from:

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Which of the following structures DOES NOT occur in a series of successive segments of an earthworm?

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Which of the following is not a defining trait of the phylum Chordata?

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Autotomy is the ability of an animal to lose a body part and subsequently regenerate it.

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Tagmata are segments of the body that represent two or more previous body segments fused together.

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Which of the following statements best describes characteristics of Platyhelminthes?

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The disease schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic trematode.

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The Porifera and Cnidaria have superficially similar body plans. Indicate which of the following does NOT describe equivalent features in the two groups.

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Which of the following groups or animals is NOT a member of the Platyhelminthes?

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Which of the following kinds of animals are NOT arthropods?

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Which of the following kinds of animals are NOT crustaceans?

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Which of the following couplets DOES NOT give the correct kinds of insects contained in the Order?

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The basic excretory unit in the protonephridia of flatworms is a:

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An individual animal that can produce both sperm and eggs is known as:

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Which of the following statements is NOT true of lophophorates?

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Animals that lack a vertebral column are known as:

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Which of the following statements correctly traces the route of water through a sponge?

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The defining characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda are:

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