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1

The integument of most multicellular invertebrates consists of a
A)multilayer of cells.
B)layer called the skin.
C)complex of a variety of chemicals, fibers, cellulose, or chitin.
D)single layer of cells.
2

Animals have three types of skeletons. Which of the following is not one of the three types?
A)fluid hydrostatic
B)rigid exoskeleton
C)fluid exoskeleton
D)rigid endoskeleton
3

The supportive tissue in the vertebrate skeleton consists of
A)cartilage.
B)bone.
C)muscle.
D)both a and b.
4

The outer protein coat of many protozoans is called the
A)tegument.
B)pellicle.
C)epidermis.
D)dermis.
5

The outer layer of flukes and tapeworms is the
A)tegument.
B)pellicle.
C)epidermis.
D)shell.
6

__________ is the vertebrate integument.
A)Dermis
B)Epidermis
C)Skin
D)Hypodermis
7

Where would you find skin that is multilayered and contains mucous and sensory cells, and placoid scales called denticles?
A)In the skin of body fishes.
B)In the skin of cartilaginous fishes.
C)In the skin of jawless fishes.
D)In the skin of birds.
8

The notable features of mammalian skin are
A)hair.
B)a greater variety of epidermal glands than in any other vertebrate class.
C)a highly stratified, cornified epidermis.
D)all of the above (a-c).
9

Modifications of the epidermis include
A)nails.
B)hair.
C)horns.
D)all of the above (a-c).
10

What type of skeleton would you find in earthworms and sea anemones?
A)fluid hydrostatic
B)rigid exoskeleton
C)rigid endoskeleton
D)all of the above (a-c)
11

What type of skeleton would you find in an arthropod?
A)fluid hydrostatic
B)rigid exoskeleton
C)rigid endoskeleton
D)all of the above (a-c)
12

Cartilage is a major supportive tissue. It makes up the major skeletal component in all of the following except
A)gastropods.
B)jawless fishes.
C)humans.
D)sharks.
13

With the exception of the __________ , locomotor cilia and flagella occur in every animal phyla.
A)protozoa
B)molluscs
C)arthropods
D)aschelminths
14

The predominant muscle type in many invertebrates is
A)skeletal.
B)smooth.
C)cardiac.
D)both a and b.
15

Flatworms, some cnidarians, and the gastropod molluscs move by means of waves of activity in the muscular system that are applied to the substrate. This type of movement is called
A)pedal locomotion.
B)looping movement.
C)water-vascular movement.
D)walking.
16

As a zoologist, you would look for looping movement in
A)earthworms.
B)polychaetes.
C)echinoderms.
D)leeches.
17

The functional unit in a skeletal muscle is called a
A)Z-line.
B)sarcomere.
C)actin filament.
D)myosin filament.
18

Nerves control skeletal muscle contraction.
A)True
B)False
19

The power behind muscular movements in both invertebrates and vertebrates is connective tissue.
A)True
B)False
20

Amoeboid movement does not involve muscles.
A)True
B)False
21

The most familiar endoskeletons, both cartilaginous and bony, first appeared in the vertebrates.
A)True
B)False
22

The endoskeletons of sponges consist of mineral spicules.
A)True
B)False
23

Animals have three types of skeletons: hydrostatic skeletons, exoskeletons, and endoskeletons.
A)True
B)False
24

A tegument is the external covering of an animal.
A)True
B)False
25

Skin is the vertebrate integument.
A)True
B)False







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