Zoology 9th Edition By Miller – Test Bank

Chapter 12
Annelida: The Metameric Body Form

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Traditionally, the annelids have been considered closely related to
A. echinoderms.
B. hemichordates.
C. arthropods.
D. chordates.
E. poriferans.

2. Recent evidence suggests that annelids share common ancestry with
A. Mollusca.
B. Nematoda.
C. Chordata.
D. Echinodermata.
E. Kinorhyncha.

3. Which of the following phyla of animals is not considered lophotrochozoan?
A. Annelida
B. Mollusca
C. Nemertea
D. Arthropoda
E. Platyhelminthes

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4. __________ is the segmental arrangement of body parts.
A. Metamerism
B. Triploblastism
C. Tagmatization
D. Serialism
E. Cephalization

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5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the phylum Annelida?
A. body with metameric segments
B. chitinous exoskeleton
C. closed circulatory system
D. ventral ganglionated nerve cords
E. excretion by metanephridia or protonephridia

6. Some segmented animals have groups of segments specialized for particular functions. The
process of forming distinct body regions is called:
A. metamerism.
B. eutely.
C. tagmatization.
D. cephalization.
E. differentiation.

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7. A feature that does NOT characterize annelids is
A. a ventral nerve cord.
B. bilateral symmetry.
C. a complete digestive tract.
D. an acoelomate condition.
E. triploblastic organization.

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8. The most speciose class of annelids is __________. Its members are primarily marine.
A. Chaetognatha
B. Oligochaeta
C. Hirudinea
D. Gnathostomulida
E. Polychaeta

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Chapter 12 – Annelida: The Metameric Body Form
9. The class of annelids that contains some members with poison glands associated with their
jaws is
A. Polychaeta.
B. Oligochaeta.
C. Hirudinae.
D. Gnathostomulida.
E. Chaetognatha.

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10. Polychaetes are distinguished by lateral extensions of the body called
A. parapodia.
B. setae.
C. prostomi.
D. palps.
E. tentacles.

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