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1

Acorn worms are members of the class
A)Pterobranchia.
B)Enteropneusta.
C)Urochordata.
D)Osteichthyes.
2

All members of the class Enteropneusta share the following characteristic with the Chordata.
A)notochord
B)pharyngeal slits
C)dorsal tubular nerve cord
D)postanal tail
3

Members of the class ______ use ciliated tentacles in filter feeding; usually live in secreted tubes in asexually produced colonies; and possess an expanded, shield-like proboscis. They live in deep oceanic water of the Southern Hemisphere.
A)Pterobranchia
B)Enteropneusta
C)Urochordata
D)Cephalochordata
4

All of the following are characteristics of members of the phylum Chordata except one. Select the exception.
A)endostyle or thyroid gland
B)complete digestive tract
C)dorsal contractile blood vessel or heart
D)postanal tail
5

All of the following are unique to members of the phylum Chordata except one. Select the exception.
A)notochord
B)pharyngeal slits
C)ventral nerve cord
D)postanal tail
6

Tunicates or sea squirts are members of the chordate subphylum
A)Urochordata.
B)Cephalochordata.
C)Enteropneusta.
D)Pterobranchia.
7

All of the following are characteristics of tunicates except one. Select the exception.
A)enlarged pharynx with pharyngeal slits
B)oral and atrial siphons
C)secreted tunic containing proteins, salts, and cellulose
D)oral cirri
8

Which of the following chordate structures is a mucus-secreting, ciliated groove that is used for trapping food particles during filter feeding?
A)notochord
B)endostyle
C)midgut cecum
D)stigma
9

Cephalochordates circulate blood by
A)a heart.
B)contractile vessels.
C)the endostyle.
D)the atriopore.
10

Lancelets are members of the chordate subphylum
A)Urochordata.
B)Cephalochordata.
C)Vertebrata.
D)Osteichthyes.
11

All of the following are true of lancelets except one. Select the exception.
A)They are dioecious, and external fertilization results in free-swimming larvae.
B)The body wall forms a large atrium around the pharynx.
C)They are relatively weak swimmers and spend most of their time partly buried in a filter-feeding position.
D)Their notochord is restricted to the tail region.
12

Which of the following is an opening to the outside of the body of a cephalochordate through which water exits the body after passing through pharyngeal slits?
A)oral siphon
B)atrial siphon
C)atriopore
D)anus
13

The development of sexual maturity in a larval body form is called
A)parthenogenesis.
B)coevolution.
C)paedomorphosis.
D)morphogenesis.
14

Which of the following characters can be used to distinguish Urochordata from all other chordates?
A)pharyngeal basket
B)endostyle
C)postanal tail
D)buccal apparatus
15

Paedomorphosis may help explain the evolutionary origin of the ______ from the ______.
A)Urochordata/Cephalochordata
B)motile chordates/sessile ancestors
C)sessile chordates/motile ancestors
D)Urochordata/Hemichordata
16

Animals in the phyla Hemichordata and Chordata share protostomate characteristics with echinoderms.
A)True
B)False
17

A tornaria larva is planktonic. As it matures, it settles to the substrate and grows into an adult pterobranch.
A)True
B)False
18

The pharyngeal slits were used by earliest chordates for gas exchange. In many later chordates, they have become adapted for filter feeding.
A)True
B)False
19

Larval tunicates are planktonic and tadpole-like. Even though the adult tunicates are initially difficult to recognize as members of the phylum Chordata, the larvae possess all four unique chordate characteristics.
A)True
B)False
20

The notochord of members of the subphylum Cephalochordata is unique in that it is partly composed of muscle cells and is somewhat contractile.
A)True
B)False
21

The oral siphon of a tunicate carries water, undigested food wastes, and gametes out of the tunicate's body.
A)True
B)False
22

The atrium of cephalochordates is a diverticulum off the gut that extends anteriorly. It ends blindly and secretes digestive enzymes.
A)True
B)False
23

Hemichordates, echinoderms, and chordates share structures that indicate that they most likely share a diploblastic or triploblastic ancestor.
A)True
B)False
24

The notochord, postanal tail, and endostyle are important characteristics that distinguish the Hemichordata and Chordata.
A)True
B)False







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