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Nematoda, Playhelminthes,

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does a tapeworm get their nutrition?
a)
Through the mouth and complex digestive system.
b)
Absorb from host intestine directly through skin.
2.

What is cephalization?

a)

Having male and female parts at the posterior end of the body..

b)

A concentration of sense organs and nervous system at the anterior end of the body.

c)

Feeding off of another organism either as a parasite or carnivore.

d)

Exchanging gases through a thin, moist layer of skin.

3.
A stiff hair, bristle or bristle like process or part on an organism
a)
Ganglia
b)
Setae
c)
Parapodia
d)
Nephridia
4.

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

a)

Ganglia

b)

Gizzard

c)

Nephridia

d)

Crop

5.
Which phylum includes hookworms, pinworms, and heart worms?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematoda
c)
Annelida
6.
Which of the following phyla contains mostly parasitic flatworms?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
7.
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! 
8.
The bodies of flatworms are flattened ___________________. 
a)
Laterally
b)
Bilaterally
c)
Radially
d)
Dorso-ventrally
9.

What type of skeleton do all Annelids have?

a)

hydrostatic

b)

endoskeleton

c)

exoskeleton

10.
Flatworms have specialized excretory cells called __________________.
a)
flame cells
b)
gills
c)
ganglia
d)
epidermal cilia
11.
How does a tapeworm get their nutrition?
a)
Through the mouth and complex digestive system.
b)
Absorb from host intestine directly through skin.
12.

Flatworms evolved from the simpler animals...

a)

Porifera (sponges)

b)

Nematoda (roundworms)

c)

Cnidaria (Jellyfish and Coral)

d)

Annelida (Segmented Worms)

13.

What is the benefit of flatworms being flat?

a)

Easier to hide from predators

b)

Helps food and oxygen reach all body parts

c)

Lowest energy form of movement

d)

Allows them to stick to the ocean floor

14.

Select ALL options below that are involved in flatworm movement

a)

Muscles

b)

Cilia

c)

Slime

d)

Miniature limbs

15.

Platyhelminthes are the animal group that are more commonly called

a)

Flatworms

b)

Roundworms

c)

Segmented worms

d)

This term encompasses all worm types

16.

This type of parasitic roundworm is contracted after consuming undercooked pork products.

a)

Trichinosis

b)

Planarian

c)

Schistosomiasis

d)

Tapeworm

17.

Parasitic worm you can contract from walking on contaminated soil.

a)

Hookworm

b)

Tapeworm

c)

Guinea worm

d)

Planarian

18.

This parasitic worm produces a burning blister where it can exit the host.

a)

Hookworm

b)

Tapeworm

c)

Guinea worm

d)

Planarian

19.

Many species of this phylum parasitize plants and animals.

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Nematoda

c)

Annelida

20.

Their body is elongated, cylindrical, unsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical, and tapering at both ends.

a)

flatworms

b)

roundworms

c)

annelids