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Flatworms (Ch. 10)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is NOT a characteristic seen in flatworms that allows them to hunt prey? 
a)
head with ocelli
b)
central nervous system
c)
teeth
d)
muscles
2.

Which of the following phyla contains mostly parasitic flatworms?

a)

Gastrotricha

b)

Cycliophora

c)

Xenacoelomorpha

d)

Platyhelminthes

3.
Which of the following phyla includes tapeworms, liver flukes, and planarians?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
4.

What class?

a)

Class Cestoidea

b)

Class Trematoda

c)

Class Turbellaria

d)

Class Monogenea

5.
This proglottid has both male and female sex organs. They are found in which class of worms?
a)
Cestoda
b)
Trematoda
c)
Turbellaria
d)
Monogenea
6.
Flat worms can reproduce 
a)
sexually 
b)
asexually
c)
both sexually and asexually
7.
Planaria are members of class
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Cestoidea
c)
Turbellaria
d)
Trematoda
8.

Which of these is a common way that parasitic worms can be transmitted?

a)

enter thru skin

b)

undercooked meat

c)

consuming contaminated food or water

d)

all of these are ways you can get worms!

9.
 Where does the tapeworm live while inside a host?
a)
Head 
b)
Gut 
c)
Foot 
d)
Chest 
10.
What is the function of the scolex of a tapeworm?
a)
To attach to the intestinal wall of the host 
b)
To reproduce
c)
To get rid of waste
d)
To carry the eggs
11.
What type of symmetry do flatworms have?
a)
radial
b)
bilateral
c)
no symmetry
d)
cephalization
12.
How do planarians reproduce asexually?
a)
laying eggs
b)
they don't reproduce asexually
c)
regeneration of missing parts
d)
planarians fertilize their own eggs
13.
How would an individual acquire a tapeworm?
a)
You are born with it
b)
Eating a tapeworm's remains
c)
Eating raw meat
d)
Pure luck
14.

Which worms belong to the class Trematoda?

a)

tapeworm

b)

planarians

c)

flukes

d)

roundworms

15.

Which of the 3 types of flatworms we talked about are not parasites?

a)

planarians

b)

flukes

c)

tapeworms

d)

monogeneans

16.
The intermediate host of schistosomes and liver flukes is a 
a)
sheep
b)
snail
c)
flea
d)
fly
17.
What do Trematodes (flukes) use to attach to their host organism?
a)
operculum
b)
opisthaptor
c)
tegument
d)
proglottid
18.

Flatworms belong in the superphylum

a)

Flatyzoa

b)

Platyzoa

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Flatyhelminthes

19.

Ribbon worms and proboscis worms are in the phylum

a)

Gastrotricha

b)

Nemertea

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Cycliophora

e)

Xenacoelomorpha

20.

Phylum Gastrotricha has worms called

a)

hairybacks

b)

bootlace worms

c)

planarians

d)

ribbonworms

21.

Which of these are parasites in the gills of fish?

a)

Phylum Cycliophora

b)

Phylum Nemertea

c)

Phylum Gastrotricha

d)

Class Monogenea

22.

Which of these are commensal worms on the mouthparts of lobsters?

a)

Phylum Cycliophora

b)

Phylum Nemertea

c)

Phylum Gastrotricha

d)

Class Monogenea

23.

Which type of tapeworm can cause cysticercosis?

a)

Beef tapeworm

b)

Fish tapeworm

c)

Dog tapeworm

d)

Pork tapeworm

24.

What is the vector for tapeworm in dogs and cats?

a)

snails

b)

undercooked meat

c)

infected flea

d)

mosquitos