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In some arthropods tagmatization has produced a combination of head and thorax known as a


A) cephalothorax.
B) fused corpora.
C) headless mite.
D) larval instar.
E) thoracotomy.

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

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Nauplius,a unique kind of larva,is characteristic of


A) mites.
B) crustaceans.
C) horseshoe crabs.
D) insects.
E) chelicerates.

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

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All of the following are true about sea stars except


A) they are the most familiar echinoderms.
B) they are the most important predators in many marine ecosystems.
C) they have a pigmented epidermis.
D) they are the only echinoderms that are fully sessile.
E) they are abundant in the intertidal zonE.

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

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You and your biology lab class take a field trip to a marine aquarium.Your guide is a marine biologist who studies squids.She explains to your class how squids are able to blend into their environment.She points out that squids have pouches of pigments embedded in their epithelium.The pouches are called


A) trochophores.
B) spermatophores.
C) lophophores.
D) chromatophores.
E) phytophores.

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

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The molluscan class ________ includes the snails and slugs.

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Oxygen diffuses to the tissues of terrestrial arthropods through the


A) arteries.
B) cells of the cortex.
C) circulatory system.
D) lungs.
E) trachea and tracheoles.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Decapod crustaceans (shrimps,lobsters,and crabs) are characterized by all of the following except


A) a carapace,a dorsal cephalothorax shield.
B) a ventral line of appendages,swimmerets.
C) flattened uropods form a paddle at the end of the abdomen.
D) a tail spine,telson.
E) cheliceraE.

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

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Efficient and often large predators;possess well-developed brains and are the most intelligent of invertebrates;include octopus,squids,and nautilus.


A) lophophorates
B) gastropods
C) cephalopods
D) annelids
E) leeches

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Annelids possess all of the following except


A) muscles to swim,crawl,and burrow.
B) ganglia to respond to light and respond to other environmental cues.
C) circulatory,excretory,and neural elements in each segment.
D) setae in each segment.
E) adductor muscles.

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

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Usually flattened dorsoventrally and occur mostly in fresh water;most are predators or scavengers,but some have developed the habit of sucking blood.


A) lophophorates
B) gastropods
C) cephalopods
D) annelids
E) leeches

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

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Many marine mollusks have distinctive larvae which have their bodies encircled by a row of cilia.These larvae are called


A) planulae.
B) polyps.
C) miracidia.
D) zoecia.
E) trochophores.

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

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Echinoderms show ______ symmetry as adults and have a five-part body plan.

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Select the mismatched pair of Phylum Mollusca classes and their examples.


A) Polyplacophora-chitons
B) Gastropoda-slugs
C) Bivalvia-snails
D) Cephalopoda-nautilus
E) Gastropoda-nudibranchs

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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If you examine a spider and an ant,you notice quickly that they are arthropods but they have different characteristics.Select the incorrect choice of characteristics.


A) Spiders have a cephalothorax and abdomen;insects have a head,a thorax,and an abdomen.
B) Spiders and insects have a tracheal respiration system.
C) Spiders are strictly carnivorous;insects can be carnivorous or herbivorous depending on the species.
D) Spiders and insects have open circulatory systems.
E) Spiders do not have wings;many insects do have wings.

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

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Which one of the following statements about the phylum Bryozoa is false?


A) Possession of a lophophore shows that bryozoans are closely related to brachiopods.
B) The zoecium of the bryozoans anchors it to the substrate.
C) Bryozoans are colonial and include both freshwater and marine forms.
D) During development of bryozoans,the anus forms from the blastopore.
E) Within a colony,individual bryozoans can be specialized to perform different functions.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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A contemporary mollusk in which many of the ancestral characteristics remain is a(n)


A) squid.
B) oyster.
C) chiton.
D) octopus.
E) snail.

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

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C

The evolutionary innovation that first appeared in arthropods and is characteristic of the most successful of all animal groups is that of


A) bilateral symmetry.
B) coelomic body architecture.
C) jointed appendages.
D) segmentation.
E) three primary types of tissues.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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C

All of the following are examples of echinoderms except


A) sea cucumbers.
B) brittle stars.
C) sand dollars.
D) sea squirts.
E) sea daisies.

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

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All of the following are characteristics of spiders except


A) antennae (1 pair) .
B) walking legs (4 pair) .
C) chelicerae (1 pair) .
D) pedipalps (1 pair) .
E) cephalothorax and abdomen.

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

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Members of the class ________,octopuses,squids,and nautilus,are highly intelligent.

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