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Biology, 6/e
Author Dr. George B. Johnson, Washington University
Author Dr. Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
Contributor Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College
Contributor Dr. Jonathan Losos, Washington University

Mollusks and Annelids

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

A rasping radula is characteristic of all mollusks except
A)bivalves
B)cephalopods
C)gastropods
D)chiton
2

The stage of marine snails and bivalves that has the beginning of a foot, shell, and mantle is the
A)planula
B)morula
C)veliger
D)trochophore
3

Which of the following mollusks is internally segmented?
A)chiton
B)gastropod
C)cephalopod
D)none of the above
4

A visceral peritoneum can be found in
A)coelomates
B)acoelomates
C)pseudocoelomates
D)all of the above
5

Which of the following is not characteristic of bilateral symmetry?
A)anterior
B)dorsal surface
C)left and right sections are mirror images
D)all sections are mirror images
6

Presumably the complex eyes of _______________ enable them to escape predators.
A)snails
B)scallops
C)oysters
D)giant clams
E)whelks
7

The digestive tube of the Phoronids is
A)two way
B)u-shaped
C)straight
D)coiled
E)lacking
8

The leech characteristic, _______________ , shared with oligochaetes is part of the evidence that leeches evolved from oligochaetes.
A)suckers
B)internal segmentation
C)clitellum
D)parapodia
E)anticoagulent
9

The molluscan radula is used for
A)reproduction
B)locomotion
C)respiration
D)circulation
E)food getting
10

If you can't tell a squid from an octopus, count their tentacles. Squids have
A)12
B)16
C)8
D)10
E)80-90
11

The _______________ is a cilia lined funnel used by mollusks for excretion.
A)nephrostome
B)flame cell
C)operculum
D)zooecium
E)parapodium
12

Sexually, earthworms are
A)separate sexed
B)hermaphroditic but not self-fertilizing
C)parthenogenic
D)hermaphroditic and self-fertilizing
E)none of the above
13

Most marine gastropods have a lid, called the _______________ , that can close off the opening to their shell.
A)rostrum
B)prorostrum
C)osculum
D)operculum
E)rellium
14

The only class of mollusk to have a closed circulatory system includes the
A)polychaete
B)brachiopod
C)snail
D)oyster
E)octopus
15

If the adductor muscle of a scallop is relaxed, the shell will
A)be closed slightly
B)be lost
C)be closed tightly
D)open or close in response to waves and currents
E)none of the above
16

Unlike other annelids, polychaetes usually lack
A)a coelom
B)parapodia
C)setae
D)permanent gonads
E)palps
17

The coelomic cavity of lopophorates can be found in the
A)tentacles
B)mantle
C)foot
D)lungs
E)gills
18

The first larval stage of mollusks is the
A)naiad
B)trochophore
C)planula
D)veliger
E)oligophore
19

Most bivalve mollusks are
A)parasites
B)commensuls
C)predators
D)saprophytes
E)filter feeders
20

The contemporary mollusk most resembling the ancestral mollusk is the
A)slug
B)squid
C)chiton
D)nudibranch
E)clam
21

Bivalves use _______________ to convey food to their mouths
A)cilia
B)parapodia
C)palps
D)setae
E)flagella
22

The only non-marine lopophorates are the
A)brachiopods
B)snails
C)bryozoans
D)phornids
E)slugs
23

An annelid characteristic of polychaetes shared by all mollusks is
A)a trochophore larva
B)a closed circulatory system
C)segmentation
D)the number of heart chambers
E)a marine habitat
24

Ectoprocts attach to rocks by means of
A)cirri
B)tentacles
C)setae
D)a zooecium
E)an operculum
25

The palps of bivalves are used for
A)reproduction
B)locomotion
C)feeding
D)excretion
E)circulation
26

Which of the following statements about annelids and flatworms is correct?
A)Both have a complete digestive tract.
B)Both have a body cavity of one type or another.
C)Both have a closed circulatory system.
D)Flatworms are unsegmented, whereas annelids are segmented.
E)b, c, and d are true.
27

Which is the most inclusive term?
A)Annelida
B)protostomes
C)leeches
D)Oligochaeta
E)polychaetes
28

The evolution of an internal body cavity was an important improvement in animal body design in which area?
A)circulation
B)movement
C)organ function
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
29

The contact of the mesoderm and endoderm in coelomates allowed for primary induction and the formation of:
A)highly specialized organs
B)a muscular foot for movement
C)a protective shell
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
30

Which one of the following is not a characteristic shared by all mollusks?
A)a mantle
B)gills
C)a radula
D)a coelom
E)All of the above are shared by mollusks.
31

The first segmented animals to evolve were:
A)rotifers
B)cephalopods
C)arthropods
D)echinoderms
E)annelids
32

Gastropods, cephalopods, and bivalves all share
A)a mantle
B)tentacles
C)a radula
D)torsion during development
E)an external shell
33

Which of the following is not a characteristic of most annelids?
A)nephridia
B)closed circulatory system
C)segmentation
D)pseudocoelom
E)setae
34

Which of the following belongs to the phylum Annelida?
A)polychaetes
B)gastropods
C)nematods
D)arthropods
E)cephalopods
35

The key evolutionary advance in annelids is
A)cephalization
B)coelom
C)segmentation
D)lophophore
E)deuterostome development