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2. Three important characteristics first appeared in the acoelomates. Which of the following is not one of
them?
a. bilateral symmetry
b. a true mesoderm
c. an excretory system
d. a nervous system
3. Acoelomates lack a body cavity because the __________ mass completely fills the area between the
outer epidermis and digestive tract.
a. mesodermal
b. ectodermal
c. endodermal
d. nervous
6. Characteristics of the phylum Platyhelminthes include all of the following except __________.
a. usually flattened dorsoventrally
b. usually unsegmented worms
c. incomplete gut
d. many organ systems present
11. The scientific name of the Chinese liver fluke is __________ __________.
a. Fasciola hepatica
b. Schistosoma haematobium
c. S. mansoni
d. Clonorchis sinensis
12. The scientific name of the sheep liver fluke is __________ _________.
a. Fasciola hepatica
b. Schistosoma haematobium
c. S. mansoni
d. Clonorchis sinensis
13. In the beef tapeworm life cycle, as an egg develops it forms a sex-hooked (hexacanth) larva called a
oncosphere.
True
False
1. All of the following are characteristics of members of the phylum Arthropoda EXCEPT
one. Select the exception.
a. metamerism modified by tagmatization
b. dorsal nervous system
c. chitinous exoskeleton provides support and protection
d. open circulatory system in which blood is released into tissue spaces
derived from the blastocoel
2. All of the following are protostomate phyla EXCEPT one. Select the exception.
a. Mollusca
b. Platyhelminthes
c. Arthropoda
d. Annelida
8.. Metamorphosis often results in adult and immature stages having different feeding
habits and habitats. Metamorphosis, therefore, reduces competition between adult and
immature stages and has contributed to the success of the arthropods.
True
False
9. Arthropods that have just undergone ecdysis are secretive and remain hidden
because the new exoskeleton has not been formed.
True
False
10. Book lungs or book gills are present in members of the subphylum Crustacea.
True
False
11. The appendages of a crayfish are said to be serially homologous because they have
evolved from a common ancestral form. The common ancestral form is the biramous
appendage, which consists of a protopodite that attaches to the body wall and gives rise
to two distal processes: a lateral exopodite, and a medial endopodite.
True
False
12. Virtually all zoologists agree that the phylum Arthropoda is a monophyletic grouping.
True
False
13. Periodic shedding of exoskeleton by arthropods is known as:
ecdysis