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Zoology 1 Unit 3 (Worms)

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The segmental arrangement of body parts

(a)  

2.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the phylum Annelida?

a)

body with metameric segments

b)

chitinous exoskeleton

c)

closed circulatory system

d)

ventral ganglionated nerve cores

e)

excretion by metanephridia or protonephridia

3.

Some segmented animals have groups of segments specialized for particular functions. The process of forming distinct body regions is called (a)   .

4.

A feature that does NOT characterize annelids is

a)

a ventral nerve cord

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

a complete digestive tract

d)

an acoelomate condition

e)

triploblastic organization

5.

Errantian annelids are distinguished by lateral extensions of the body called (a)  

6.

The region of the polychaete head that is dorsal and anterior to the mouth, and is sensory in function, is the (a)   .

7.

The body part surrounding the annelid mouth and bearing tentacles is the (a)  

8.

The body cavity of most annelids is divided into compartments by "curtains" of tissue called (a)  

9.

External respiratory exchange in most annelids is accomplished by (a)  

10.

(a)   increase the surface area for respiratory exchange in some polychaetes.

11.

Annelids have a_____ circulatory system.

a)

closed

b)

open

12.

In most annelids each body compartment has a (a)   ganglion which aids in coordination of swimming and crawling.

13.

The _____ are unusual parts of the annelid nervous system responsible for rapid movements such as escape reactions.

a)

small-diameter fibers

b)

giant fibers

14.

(a)   are sensory pits on the heads of annelids that function as chemoreceptors for food detection.

15.

The major nitrogenous waste produced by annelids is (a)  

16.

The open, ciliated funnel of the metanephridium is the (a)  

17.

The earthworms (and their relatives) and leeches are united into a clade called _____

a)

clitellata

b)

errantia

c)

sedentaria

18.

The girdle-like structure used for mucus secretion during copulation in some sedentarians is the (a)  

19.

During feeding, the (a)   of earthworms helps to pump in food.

20.

The (a)   is a thin-walled storage area in the earthworm digestive tract.

21.

The (a)   acts to grind food in the earthworm digestive tract.

22.

The (a)   is a dorsal invagination that increases the surface area of the earthworm intestine.

23.

In annelids, the (a)   is a site of amino acid metabolism.

24.

Chloragogen tissue of annelids is similar in function to the vertebrate (a)  

25.

The superficial external rings on a leech are called (a)  

26.

The anticoagulant secreted by leech salivary glands is (a)  

27.

What shape is the cross-section of the nematoda body?

(a)  

28.

What is the name of the non-living cell layer that covers the annelid and nematode body?

(a)  

29.

What part of the nematode and annelid body makes the cuticle?

(a)  

30.

Type of digestive tract found in nematodes.

a)

complete

b)

incomplete

31.

What type of muscle contraction in nematodes provides movements?

(a)  

32.

(a)   species are ones that have separate forms for males and females.

33.

Scientific name of the giant intestinal roundworm

(a)  

34.

Scientific name of the human pinworm

(a)  

35.

Scientific name of the new world hookworm

(a)  

36.

Scientific name of the porkworm

(a)  

37.

Genus name of the filarial worms

(a)  

38.

Trace the digestive system of nematodes

a)

mouth, buccal cavity, muscular pharynx, long intestine, rectum, anus

b)

buccal cavity, mouth, muscular pharynx, long intestine, rectum, anus

c)

mouth, buccal cavity, muscular pharynx, rectum, long intestine, anus

d)

buccal cavity, mouth, muscular pharynx, rectum, long intestine, anus

39.

Trace the digestive system of annelids.

a)

mouth, pharynx, crop, gizzard, intestine, anus

b)

pharynx, mouth, gizzard, crop, intestine, anus

c)

mouth, pharynx, gizzard, crop, intestine, anus

d)

mouth, pharynx gizzard, crop, anus