Biology (Raven), 10th Edition

Chapter 34: Protostomes

Post-Test

1
Which of the following attributes does not belong to lophophores?
A)characterizes two mostly marine animals, Bryozoa and Brachiopoda
B)a circular or U-shaped ridge around the mouth
C)used in gas exchange
D)ciliated tentacles
E)All choices are attributes that belong to lophophores.
2
True or false: Bryozoans are the only exclusively colonial animals.
A)true
B)false
3
What is a major innovation seen in the evolution of arthropods?
A)rigid exoskeleton
B)prosoma
C)tagmata
D)tagmatization
E)compound eyes
4
Which statement concerning flatworm digestion is NOT true?
A)internal and extracellular
B)extracellular only
C)food particles engulfed by phagocytosis
D)gut dedicated to digestion
E)tapeworms without a mouth
5
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reproduction in flatworms?
A)copulation
B)fertilized eggs hatched in cocoons
C)hermaphroditic
D)external fertilization only
E)male and female sex organs
6
In some species of nematode, the adults consist of a fixed number of cells. What is the proper name for this phenomenon?
A)eutrophy
B)eutely
C)homosis
D)constancy
E)numeracy
7
True or false: Flatworms do not belong to either the Spiralia or the Ecydsozoa and are acoelomates.
A)true
B)false
8
Of the following, which are Ecdysozoans?
A)nematodes
B)mollusks
C)flatworms
D)chordates
E)echinoderms
9
To which phylum do the "wheel animals" belong?
A)Chordata
B)Molusca
C)Bryozoa
D)Rotifera
E)Cycliophora
10
Relate the type of foot to habitat in snails, slugs, clams and mussels.
A)The foot of snails and slugs are adapted for digging, allowing them to live on land.
B)The foot of snails and clams are adapted for digging allowing them to live on land
C)The foot of snails and slugs are flat not allowing them to live on land.
D)The foot of bivalves, clams and mussels, are flat, allowing them to live on land.
E)The foot of bivalves, clams and mussels are adapted for digging, not allowing them to live on land.
11
Which animal has a rasping, tonguelike structure used in feeding?
A)chitons
B)gastropods
C)benthic mollusks
D)snails
E)All choices are correct.
12
True or false: The phylogeny of brachiopods remains a puzzle; they share some features with protostomes and some with deuterostomes.
A)true
B)false
13
Within an aquatic snail, a parasitic flatworm's ciliated larva transforms first into which structure?
A)a redia
B)a cercaria
C)a sporocyst
D)a schistosome
E)No choice is correct.
14
Select the corect description of the nervous system found in most flatworms.
A)a brain
B)longitudinal nerve chords with cross-connections
C)a central nerve chord
D)a nerve chord shaped in a ring
E)lacking cephalization
15
Which comment about phoronids is NOT correct?
A)secretes a chitinous tube
B)only about 10 species are known
C)over 10,000 species are known
D)up to 40 cm in length
E)has a lophophore
16
Which of the following is a nematode caused human disease?
A)hookworm
B)anemia
C)trichinosis
D)pinworms
E)All choices are diseases in humans caused by nematodes.
17
What is the estimated ratio of individual insects to individual humans?
A)10:1
B)200:1
C)200,000:1
D)200,000,000:1
E)1,000,000,
18
True or false: Insects are the most important herbivores in terrestrial ecosystems; every plant is eaten by at least one species.
A)true
B)false
19
What named insect species is most abundant?
A)flies
B)arachnids
C)bees
D)beetles
E)crustaceans
20
Which statement is correct concerning the insect brain?
A)Insects cannot eat, move or copulate without a brain.
B)The brain acts as a stimulator for various actions.
C)The brain acts as an inhibitor for various actions.
D)The brain is necessary for copulating but not for moving or eating.
E)The brain is necessary for eating and copulating but not for moving.
21
Select the correct comment about compound eyes.
A)They are composed of up to ten individual lenses, retinas and optic nerves.
B)Simple eyes are not found in arthropods.
C)An independent visual unit consists of a lens, eight retinular cells, and a light sensitive core; each unit shares an optic nerve with all other units.
D)They are composed of one retinular cell connected to one light sensitive core, and they share a lens and optic nerve with all other units.
E)No choice is a correct comment.
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