WorksheetsQuiz on Platyhelminthes
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of Platyhelminthes?
Radial symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Segmentation
Pseudocoelomate
Platyhelminthes are commonly known as:
Roundworms
Flatworms
Segmented worms
Ringworms
Which class of Platyhelminthes includes free-living species?
Cestoda
Trematoda
Turbellaria
Monogenea
The excretory structures in Platyhelminthes are called:
Renette cells
Flame cells
Malpighian tubules
Kidneys
Which of the following is NOT a class within the phylum Platyhelminthes?
Turbellaria
Cestoda
Nematoda
Trematoda
which among the following characters are lacking in Turbellaria
cilia
Tegument
rhabditis
sense organs
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia solium is:
Pig
Cow
Human
Snail
Which of the following statements is true about Platyhelminthes?
They have a complete digestive system.
They have a body cavity.
They are acoelomates.
They have radial symmetry.
The class Cestoda includes:
Flukes
Tapeworms
Planarians
Leeches
Platyhelminthes commonly referred to as flukes belongs to which class
Turbellaria
cestoda
Trematoda
nematoda
What is the primary function of the proglottids in a tapeworm?
Digestion
Reproduction
Respiration
Locomotion
Rhabditis is present in
Trematoda
Turbellaria
Cestoda
Nematoda
The scolex of a tapeworm is used for:
Reproduction
Attachment to the host
Digestion
Locomotion
Which stage of the tapeworm is infective to humans?
Egg
Larva
Cysticercus
Adult
What is the common name for Bipalium?
Earthworm
Hammerhead worm
Flatworm
Roundworm
Bipalium belongs to which class
cestoda
Trematoda
Turbellaria
nematoda
How does Bipalium capture its prey?
By injecting venom
By entangling it in slimy secretions
By biting
By constriction
Which of the following is not a unique feature of Bipalium
Segmented body
presence of rhabditis
high regenerating ability
Free living
which among this is not a parasite
Fasciola
Taenia solium
Biplaium
Ascaris
Which species is commonly known as the liver fluke?
Fasciola hepatica
Taenia solium
Schistosoma
Ascaris lumbricoides
The primary host for Fasciola hepatica is:
Snail
Human
Sheep
Fish
How do liver flukes typically infect their final host?
Through skin penetration
By ingestion of contaminated water
By ingestion of contaminated vegetation
Through insect bites
The disease caused by Fasciola hepatica is known as:
Schistosomiasis
Fascioliasis
Taeniasis
Ascariasis
ventral sucker in fasciola is called
Oral sucker
Acetabulum
proglottids
genital pore
