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Worm Phyla Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Flatworms are unsegmented, bilaterial worms that lack a coelom.  Animals that lack a coelom are called ___________________.
a)
acoelomates
b)
coelomates
c)
noelomates
d)
innoelomates
2.
All of the following body systems can be found in a segmented worm EXCEPT the _______.
a)
Circulatory
b)
Digestive
c)
Reproductive
d)
Skeletal
3.
The majority of flatworms are parasitic.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What type of body symmetry do the phylums Platyhelminthes and Annelida have in common?
a)
radial
b)
assymmetrical
c)
bilaterial
d)
vermiform
5.

What class / subclass of Annelida do earthworms belong to?

a)

Oligochaeta

b)

Polychaeta

c)

Hirudinea

6.
Which of the following phyla was the first to exhibit body segmentation?
a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Cnidara
d)
Echindermata
7.

What class / subclass of phylum Annelida do segmented marine worms belong to?

a)

Oligochaeta

b)

Polychaeta

c)

Hirudinea

8.

What class /subclass of phylum Annelida do leeches belong to?

a)

Oligochaeta

b)

Polychaeta

c)

Hirudinea

9.

Label C points to which structure of the earthworm that is involved with the formation of a cocoon or egg capsule?

a)

ovary

b)

septum

c)

clitellum

d)

gizzard

10.
The small segments behind a scolex that reproduce quickly, making a tapeworm longer and longer are called...
a)
Cilia
b)
Hooks
c)
Proglottids
d)
Snaps
11.
What is cephalization? 
a)
Having male and female parts.
b)
A concentration of sense organs and nervous system at the anterior end of the body. 
c)
Feeding off of another organism.
d)
Breathing through the skin.
12.
What structure do planaria use for feeding?
a)
Cilia
b)
Scolex
c)
Proglottids
d)
Pharynx
13.
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. 
14.
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
15.

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

a)

planarians

b)

flukes

c)

tapeworms

d)

Schistosomas

16.
When an animal regrows a missing body part it has...
a)
Budded
b)
Regenerated
17.
What is structure A?
a)
flame cell
b)
pharynx
c)
ganglion
d)
ocelli
18.
What is structure D?
a)
flame cell
b)
pharynx
c)
ganglion
d)
ocelli
19.
One hole in digestive system
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
20.
Planaria
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
21.
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
22.
Most common roundworm infection in the US is caused by the
a)
pinworm
b)
heartworm
c)
roundworm
d)
whipworm
23.
Which of the following phyla contains  mostly parasitic roundworms?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidara
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
24.
Which of the following phyla includes  earthworms, leeches, and polychaetes?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
25.
Earthworms have setae, which are like bristles that help them ___.
a)
move
b)
eat
c)
reproduce
26.
What do earthworms eat?
a)
grass
b)
insects
c)
dirt
d)
organic matter in the soil
27.
How does a tapeworm get their nutrition?
a)
Through the mouth and complex digestive system.
b)
Absorb from host intestine directly through skin.
28.
How do you describe a roundworm (Phylum Nematoda) body cavity?
a)
Acoelomate
b)
Pseudocoelomate
c)
Coelomate
d)
Does not apply
29.
A stiff hair, bristle or bristle like process or part on an organism
a)
Ganglia
b)
Setae
c)
Parapodia
d)
Nephridia
30.

Which of the following is a structure related to excretion in worms?

a)

Ganglia

b)

Gizzard

c)

Nephridia

d)

Crop

31.
Which phylum includes hookworms, pinworms, and heart worms?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
32.

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

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Annelida

c)

Tube Worm

d)

Nematoda

33.

Which type of circulatory system do Annelids have?

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Full

d)

None of the above

34.

Which of the following habitats are Annelids found?

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Moist environments

d)

All of the above

35.

Leeches have been used for medicinal purposes.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Annelids cannot regenerate lost body parts.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Leeches suck.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
What are the nerve cell clusters called that act as a simple brain?
a)
Choanocytes
b)
Spicules
c)
Ganglia
d)
Parapodia
39.

Which of the following detaches from the worm's body and acts as the cocoon that baby worms develop inside?

a)

clitellum

b)

prostomium

c)

seminal receptacle openings

d)

ovaries

40.

Which end is number 13 pointing to?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

41.

Which number represents the intestines?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

10

d)

8

42.

What is number 9 pointing to?

a)

ganglia

b)

heart

c)

crop

d)

nephridia

43.

What is letter F pointing to?

a)

eyespots

b)

brain

c)

intestines

d)

lateral nerve cord

44.

Which letter points to the intestines?

a)

I

b)

A

c)

H

d)

G

45.

Which body structure forms at the outer end of part H?

a)

mouth

b)

intestines

c)

pharynx

d)

nephridia

46.
The nervous system of a flatworm is called ___ 
a)
brain 
b)
muscles 
c)
ganglia 
d)
nephridia
47.
a _____ cell contains cilia that removes water and wastes from a flatworm 
a)
fire 
b)
flame
c)
anal 
d)
ganglia
48.
in free living flatworms waste is removed through 
a)
anus 
b)
stomach 
c)
pharynx
d)
crop
49.
___ come out of the host's anal region at night to lay eggs 
a)
pin worms 
b)
trichinellosis 
c)
leeches
d)
hook worms
50.
Which type of worm is shown? 
a)
It's a piece of string 
b)
Segmented 
c)
Flatworm
d)
Roundworm
51.
How do earthworms breath?
a)
through skin
b)
through gills
c)
through lungs
d)
through ganglia
52.
Which of the following is an Oligocheata
a)
Roundworm
b)
Leech
c)
Slug
d)
Earthworm
53.
Undigested soil and feces from earthworms is called
a)
Setae
b)
castings
c)
dirt-poop
d)
proglottid
54.
The earthworm heart has how many aortic arches?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
55.
Which of the following is a thickened segment of the earthworm’s body is used in reproduction?
a)
Septa
b)
Setae
c)
Clitellium
d)
Ganglia
56.
The Leech is in which Plylum?
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
57.
Organs in the digestive system (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, crop, gizzard, intestine, anus)
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
58.
Which phylum is the first to exhibit a closed circulatory system?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
59.
Which phylum is the first to exhibit cephalization?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
60.
phylum nematodea
a)
flat
b)
round
c)
segmented
d)
more than one
61.
Which phylum is the first to exhibit a true coelom?
a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
Nematoda
62.
What are the repeating sections of a tapeworm called?
a)
Segements
b)
Proglottids
c)
Pieces
d)
Tegument
63.
Identify the structure labeled D.
a)
Clitellum
b)
Prostomium
c)
Female Genital Pore
d)
Male Genital Pore