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Quiz on Platyhelminthes

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Platyhelminthes?

a)

Radial symmetry

b)

Bilateral symmetry

c)

Segmentation

d)

Pseudocoelomate

2.

Platyhelminthes are commonly known as:

a)

Roundworms

b)

Flatworms

c)

Segmented worms

d)

Ringworms

3.

Which class of Platyhelminthes includes free-living species?

a)

Cestoda

b)

Trematoda

c)

Turbellaria

d)

Monogenea

4.

The excretory structures in Platyhelminthes are called:

a)

Renette cells

b)

Flame cells

c)

Malpighian tubules

d)

Kidneys

5.

Which of the following is NOT a class within the phylum Platyhelminthes?

a)

Turbellaria

b)

Cestoda

c)

Nematoda

d)

Trematoda

6.

which among the following characters are lacking in Turbellaria

a)

cilia

b)

Tegument

c)

rhabditis

d)

sense organs

7.

The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia solium is:

a)

Pig

b)

Cow

c)

Human

d)

Snail

8.

Which of the following statements is true about Platyhelminthes?

a)

They have a complete digestive system.

b)

They have a body cavity.

c)

They are acoelomates.

d)

They have radial symmetry.

9.

The class Cestoda includes:

a)

Flukes

b)

Tapeworms

c)

Planarians

d)

Leeches

10.

Platyhelminthes commonly referred to as flukes belongs to which class

a)

Turbellaria

b)

cestoda

c)

Trematoda

d)

nematoda

11.

What is the primary function of the proglottids in a tapeworm?

a)

Digestion

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Locomotion

12.

Rhabditis is present in

a)

Trematoda

b)

Turbellaria

c)

Cestoda

d)

Nematoda

13.

The scolex of a tapeworm is used for:

a)

Reproduction

b)

Attachment to the host

c)

Digestion

d)

Locomotion

14.

Which stage of the tapeworm is infective to humans?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Cysticercus

d)

Adult

15.

What is the common name for Bipalium?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Hammerhead worm

c)

Flatworm

d)

Roundworm

16.

Bipalium belongs to which class

a)

cestoda

b)

Trematoda

c)

Turbellaria

d)

nematoda

17.

How does Bipalium capture its prey?

a)

By injecting venom

b)

By entangling it in slimy secretions

c)

By biting

d)

By constriction

18.

Which of the following is not a unique feature of Bipalium

a)

Segmented body

b)

presence of rhabditis

c)

high regenerating ability

d)

Free living

19.

which among this is not a parasite

a)

Fasciola

b)

Taenia solium

c)

Biplaium

d)

Ascaris

20.

Which species is commonly known as the liver fluke?

a)

Fasciola hepatica

b)

Taenia solium

c)

Schistosoma

d)

Ascaris lumbricoides

21.

The primary host for Fasciola hepatica is:

a)

Snail

b)

Human

c)

Sheep

d)

Fish

22.

How do liver flukes typically infect their final host?

a)

Through skin penetration

b)

By ingestion of contaminated water

c)

By ingestion of contaminated vegetation

d)

Through insect bites

23.

The disease caused by Fasciola hepatica is known as:

a)

Schistosomiasis

b)

Fascioliasis

c)

Taeniasis

d)

Ascariasis

24.

ventral sucker in fasciola is called

a)

Oral sucker

b)

Acetabulum

c)

proglottids

d)

genital pore