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Final Review: Worms, Gastropods, Bivalves

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The inner, sometimes iridescent layer of a mollusc shell is called the ______ layer.

a)

prismatic

b)

nacreous

c)

periostracum

d)

mantle

2.
Molluscs are able to extend their body structures, like tentacles, because of their
a)
opposing muscle groups
b)
tendons & ligaments
c)
muscles attached to bones
d)
hydraulic skeleton
3.
What type of symmetry do Molluscs have?
a)
Asymmetrical
b)
Bilateral
c)
Radial
4.
What is the meaning of Gastropod?
a)
Soft-bodied
b)
Stomach foot
c)
Head-footed
d)
Two-shelled
5.
What structure has teeth and is used by gastropods to eat?
a)
Tentacles
b)
Radula
c)
Mantle
d)
Filter feeder
6.

How do Bivalves eat?

a)

Filter feeders

b)

Radula

c)

Tentacles

d)

Beak

7.
Which part of the Mollusc body contains organs?
a)
Foot
b)
Visceral Mass
c)
Trochophore
d)
Mantle
8.
Which part of the Mollusk body is the tissue covering the body and secretes the shell?
a)
Mantle
b)
Trochophore
c)
Foot
d)
Visceral Mass
9.
The oldest and thickest part of the bivalve shell is called the
a)
periostracum
b)
operculum
c)
umbo
d)
valve
10.
What type of gastropod is pictured? 
a)
tulip snail
b)
cowry snail
c)
abalone
d)
nudibranch
11.

Which subclass includes terrestrial snails and slugs?

a)

subclass Pulmonata

b)

subclass Opisthobranchia

c)

subclass Prosobranchia

12.

Which subclass includes marine snails?

a)

subclass Pulmonata

b)

subclass Opisthobranchia

c)

subclass Prosobranchia

13.
What muscle is used by bivalves to close their shells tightly to keep predators out?
a)
longitudinal
b)
retractors
c)
circular
d)
adductor
14.

Where are chemoreceptors of terrestrial snails and slugs?

a)

foot

b)

mantle

c)

shorter stalks on head

d)

longer stalks on head

15.

Structure J is the

a)

foot

b)

mantle

c)

adductor muscle

d)

gills

16.

Structure E is the

a)

umbo

b)

mantle

c)

foot

d)

kidney

17.

What species is / are used for harvesting pearls?

a)

Pinctada margaritaferi

b)

Pinctada mertensi

c)

Helix pomatia

d)

Mytilus edulis

18.

How are pearls formed?

a)

All bivalves form them as part of their lives!

b)

Irritant gets between shell & mantle and is covered with nacre

c)

Pearls are result of retained digestive wastes

d)

Extension of the shell formed for extra protection

19.

What is the dominant side for shell coiling in gastropods?

a)

to the right (dextral)

b)

to the left (sinistral)

c)

both are dominant

20.
Most common roundworm infection in the US is caused by the
a)
pinworm
b)
heartworm
c)
roundworm
d)
whipworm
21.
Which of the following phyla contains  mostly parasitic roundworms?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidara
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
22.
Which of the following phyla contains mostly parasitic flatworms?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
23.
What class?
a)
Class Cestoda
b)
Class Trematoda
c)
Class Turbellaria 
d)
Class Monogenea
24.
What is structure A?
a)
flame cell
b)
pharynx
c)
ganglion
d)
ocelli
25.
What phylum?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
d)
Echinodermata
26.
Flat worms can reproduce 
a)
sexually 
b)
asexually
c)
both sexually and asexually
27.
Planaria are members of class
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Cestoidea
c)
Turbellaria
d)
Trematoda
28.
Which of these is a common way that parasitic worms can be transmitted? 
a)
fecal-oral contact
b)
arthropod vectors
c)
consuming contaminated food or water
d)
all of these are ways you can get worms!