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There is strong embryological evidence that the Mollusca share
1 CORRECT a common ancestor with the polychaete annelids, even though
the Mollusca are not really (or obviously) metameric.
A)True
B)False

Polychaete annelids differ from other annelids in that

2 INCORRECT
polychaetes have...
A)An indistinct head
B)Parapodia
C)A clitellum
D)All of the above are correct
E)None of the above is correct

3 CORRECT The larva form of a polychaete annelid is called a(n)...

A)Pygidium
B)Pilidium
C)Trochophore
D)Nauplius
E)None of the above is correct

4 INCORRECT The Oligochaeta...

A)Are primarily marine dwellers
B)Have a prominent head
C)Are not hermaphroditic
D)Have a trochophore larva
E)None of the above is correct

5 INCORRECT The typhlosole in the earthworm...

A)Is an organ of locomotion
B)
Is the area of the gut that increases the surface area for
the absorption of food
C)Grinds the food
D)Produces secretions during mating
E)None of the above is correct

6 INCORRECT Gas exchange in the earthworm occurs through the...

A)Gills
B)Nephridia
C)Skin
D)Setae
E)None of the above is correct

7 INCORRECT The cocoon in the earthworm is produced by the...

A)Clitellum
B)Prostomium
C)Calciferous glands
D)Seminiferous tubules
E)None of the above is correct

Some characteristics typical of leeches would include which of

8 INCORRECT
the following?
A)Anterior and posterior suckers, clitellum, no setae
B)Setae, clitellum, and separate sexes
C)Parapodia, no setae, hermaphroditism
D)Anterior and posterior suckers, separate sexes, and setae
E)None of the above is correct

9 INCORRECT Leeches are members of the class...

A)Errantia
B)Oligochaeta
C)Hirudinea
D)Polychaeta
E)None of the above is correct

Metamerism may have arisen independently in both the annelid

10 INCORRECT
and deuterostome lineages.
A)True
B)False

Annelids belong to the lophotrochozoan protostome branch of

11 CORRECT
the animal kingdom.
A)True
B)False

Spiral cleavage and mosaic (determinate) development are

12 INCORRECT
hallmarks of which of the following groups?
A)Ciliophora and arthropods
B)Arthropods and cnidarians
C)Cnidarians and arthropods
D)Molluscs and arthropods
E)None of the above is correct

13 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT present in the Annelida?

A)Cerebral ganglia
B)Closed circulatory system
C)Well-developed nephridia
D)A true pseudocoelom
E)All of the above are correct

14 INCORRECT The Annelida have bodies divided into similar rings called...
A)Lophophores
B)Trochophores
C)Segments
D)Prostomia
E)Annual rings

15 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT correct?

A)The annelid body typically has an anterior prostomium
B)
The annelid body typically has a posterior Pygidium
bearing the anus
C)
The oldest segments are at the anterior end and the
youngest segments at the posterior end
D)
Most annelids have a coelom developing embryonically as
a Schizocoel
E)
Most annelids have an internal supporting structure, the
endoskeleton
Separation of the hydrostatic skeleton into a metameric series
of coelomic cavities increases its efficiency greatly because the
16 CORRECT
force of local muscle contraction within a segment is transferred
throughout the entire animal.
A)True
B)False

Errant polychaetes are mostly predators and scavengers

17 CORRECT whereas sedentary polychaetes feed on suspended particles or
are deposit feeders.
A)True
B)False

18 CORRECT Many polychaetes have respiratory pigments such as...

A)Hemoglobin
B)Chlorocruorin
C)Hemerythrin
D)All of the above are correct
E)None of the above is correct

Some polychaetes live most of the year as sexually immature

19 INCORRECT animals called akinetes. An example of this is the palolo worm,
which lives in burrows among coral reefs.
A)True
B)False

Swarming by the palolo worm may be adaptive because of the

20 INCORRECT synchronous maturation of all the epitokes ensures the
maximum number of fertilized eggs.
A)True
B)False

21 INCORRECT Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

A)Notopodium-dorsal part of parapodium
B)Neuropodium-ventral part of parapodium
C)Nereis-clam worm
D)Fanworms-tubeworms
E)Earthworms-hirudineans

Charles Darwin showed how earthworms enrich soil by bringing

22 CORRECT subsoil to the surface and mixing it with the topsoil. Their
activities are important in the aeration of the soil.
A)True
B)False

23 CORRECT Which of the following is incorrect?

A)Calciferous glands-secrete calcium ions into the gut
B)Crop-thin-walled temporary storage area
C)Gizzard-grinds food into small pieces
D)Typhlosole-guides food into the rectum
E)
Chloragogen tissue-yellowish tissue serving as a center for
the synthesis of glycogen and fat
Annelids have a double transport system: coelomic fluid and
24 CORRECT
circulatory system.
A)True
B)False

Each somite of the earthworm except the first three and the
25 INCORRECT
last one bears a pair of ...
A)Protonephridia
B)Mesonephridia
C)Metanephridia
D)Malpighian tubule
E)None of the above is correct

For rapid escape movements most annelids have one to several

26 INCORRECT
very large axons commonly called...
A)Neurosecretory axons
B)Cerebral axons
C)Ventral axons
D)Typhlosolic axons
E)None of the above is correct

When mating, earthworms extend their anterior ends from their

27 INCORRECT burrows and bring their ventral surfaces together. They are held
together by mucus secreted by their...
A)Clitellum
B)Sperm funnels
C)Cocoon
D)Seminal vesicles
E)None of the above is correct

Tubifex is an alternate host necessary in the life cycle of

Myxobolus cerebralis, a parasite that causes a very serious
28 INCORRECT
condition in rainbow trout called whirling disease in North
America.
A)True
B)False

True bloodsucking leeches include the so-called medicinal leech

29 INCORRECT Hirudo medicinalis. Because they do not permanently attach to
their host they are more like small predators than parasites.
A)True
B)False

Regardless of its relationship to other phyla, Annelida remains a

30 CORRECT
well-accepted paraphyletic group.
A)True
B)False

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