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Bilaterally symmetrical animals


A) tend to be active and move forward.
B) tend to exhibit cephalization.
C) have right and left sides when cut longitudinally.
D) All of the choices are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Animals are classified according to all of the following features EXCEPT


A) presence or absence of segmentation.
B) mode of reproduction.
C) type of body symmetry.
D) number of germ layers.
E) molecular data.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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The segments of a tapeworm that contain female and male sex organs are called


A) proglottids.
B) cercariae.
C) sporocysts.
D) scolexes.
E) glycocalyxes.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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Which phylum contains the greatest diversity of animal species?


A) Mollusca
B) Arthropoda
C) Chordata
D) Echinodermata
E) Annelida

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Marine annelids (polychaetes) are different than earthworms in that polychaetes


A) lack the setae that earthworms have.
B) have paddle-like parapodia that earthworms do not have.
C) have segments,whereas marine annelids do not.
D) lack a larval form,whereas earthworms have a larvae form.
E) marine annelids have a well-developed coelom,whereas earthworms do not.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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Which statement is NOT correct about the roundworms?


A) There are three layers of tissues in the body.
B) Roundworms have a tube-within-a-tube body plan.
C) There is an internal body cavity called a pseudocoelom.
D) Roundworms have a smooth unsegmented outside body wall.
E) Roundworms are all parasitic.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Identify which of the following feature(s) are found in the cnidarians but not in the comb jellies.


A) They are free-swimming invertebrates.
B) They contain a capsule called a nematocyst.
C) They produce movement by the beating of cilia.
D) Much of the body is composed of a jellylike substance called mesoglea.
E) These species can be found in the marine environment.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Roundworms and arthropods are both ecdysozoans.This means they


A) have a trochophore larvae.
B) have a body cavity that is completely lined with mesoderm.
C) have the anus arise at or near the blastopore.
D) periodically shed their outer covering.
E) No answer choice is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The structure that directs food into the body of a rotifer is called the corona.

A) True
B) False

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Sea stars and sea urchins operate their tube feet by


A) a water vascular system that regulates water pressure.
B) cilia transporting hemolymph from chamber to chamber.
C) sticky threads leading from the mouth and primitive brain.
D) actin and myosin fibers that slide and give muscle actions to the five arms or "rays."

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Unique features of animals include ingesting their food,having a cell wall,and the ability to move at some point in their life cycle.

A) True
B) False

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Which statement concerning body symmetry is NOT correct?


A) In radial symmetry,two identical halves are obtained regardless of how the animal is sliced longitudinally.
B) The evolution of bilateral symmetry is accompanied by cephalization.
C) Asymmetrical animals have no body shape.
D) Bilaterally symmetric animals are usually sessile.
E) Radial symmetry is useful because the animals can reach out in all directions.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Describe the similarities and differences between the comb jellies and cnidarians.

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