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Marine Worms Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phylum of worms has a bilateral symmetry, one-way digestive system, respiration through skin, hydrostatic skeleton and segmented body?

a)

Annelida

b)

Platyhelminthes

c)

Nemotoda

d)

Nemertea

2.

What type of symmetry do Platyhelminthes bodies have?

a)

bilateral

b)

radial

c)

asymmetrical

d)

both asymmetrical and radial

3.
Flatworms can reproduce
a)
sexually only
b)
asexually only 
c)
both sexually and asexually
d)
neither sexually or asexually
4.
Which of the following phyla contains the first acoelomate organisms with three tissue layers?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
5.
Which phylum do roundworms belong to?
a)
Turbellaria
b)
Cestoda
c)
Nematoda 
d)
Porifera 
6.
Term that describes animals with a hollow, fluid filled cavity completely surrounded by a mesoderm
a)
acoelomate
b)
coelomate
c)
pseudocoelomate
d)
parasites
7.
What is the spear like appendage on the head of some worms that are used for killing prey?
a)
Coelom
b)
Parapodia
c)
Ganglia
d)
Proboscis
8.
What are the nerve cell clusters called that act as a simple brain?
a)
Choanocytes
b)
Spicules
c)
Ganglia
d)
Parapodia
9.

A stiff hair, bristle or bristle like process or part on an organism

a)

Ganglia

b)

Setae

c)

Nerve Net

d)

Nephridia

10.
What's the common name of the deep sea, gutless worm that live near hot water sea vents?
a)
Tusk shells
b)
Giant tube worms
c)
Sand worms
d)
Krill
11.
Why is it so important that Platyhelminthes worms have a flattened body?
a)
So they can fit in small spaces.
b)
It's easier for them to move that way. 
c)
Their cells absorb oxygen through their skin, so they have to be close to the outside. 
d)
It makes reproduction more simple. 
12.

This Bobbit worm has a segmented body. What Phylum of Marine Worm would that be?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Annelida

c)

Tube Worm

d)

Nematoda

13.

Name this common Hawaiian Flat Worm:

a)

Zebra Flat Worm

b)

Toad Flat Worm

c)

Striped Flat Worm

d)

Potato Flat Worm

14.

Name this Hawaiian Marine Worm and its Phylum:

a)

Ribbon Worm; Nemertea

b)

Ribbon Worm; Annelida

c)

Common Round Worm, Nematoda

d)

Common Round Worm, Nemertea

15.

Name this common Hawaiian Annelid Worm:

a)

Zebra Flat Worm

b)

Feather Duster Worm

c)

Striped Flat Worm

d)

Christmas Tree Worm

16.

Name this common Hawaiian Annelid Worm:

a)

Zebra Flat Worm

b)

Feather Duster Worm

c)

Striped Flat Worm

d)

Christmas Tree Worm

17.
To which phylum does this organism belong?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
d)
Rotifera
18.

What purpose does the eyespot have on flatworms?

a)

to sense light and dark

b)

to see shape and color of prey

c)

they don't have an eyespot

d)

to sense food or prey using chemoreceptors

19.
acoelomate
a)
innermost layer of tissues; tissues lining gut cavity
b)
outermost tissue layer of an animal; tissues forming the outer covering an animal's body
c)
specific name given to the tissue filling the acoelomate animal's body between the endoderm & ectoderm; mostly muscle tissue
d)
animal that lacks a true coelom; simplest animals to display bilateral symmetry, have organs, & display cephalization
20.

only free-living class of flatworms; mostly marine, some freshwater, and a few are terrestrial; marine forms are often very colorful

a)

Class Turbellaria

b)

Class Trematoda

c)

Class Cestoda

d)

Class Monogenea

21.

Sensory receptors that allow an animal to sense chemicals in the environment, specifically for food, predators, & mates (look like ear-like projections)

a)

scolex

b)

ocelli

c)

gastrovascular cavity

d)

chemoreceptors

22.
Circulatory system of annelids is
a)
full
b)
complete
c)
incomplete
d)
closed
23.
What is structure A?
a)
flame cell
b)
pharynx
c)
ganglion
d)
ocelli
24.

Identify the structure labeled D.

a)

Clitellum

b)

Prostomium

c)

Proboscis

d)

Male Pore

25.

The endoderm on a worm is the:

a)

Innermost tissue layer (or "inside skin")

b)

Outermost tissue layer (or "outer skin")

c)

The area on the head only

d)

Middle tissue layer(or "middle skin")