Deck 33: An Introduction to Invertebrates

Question 1

Healthy corals are brightly coloured because they

A)secrete colourful pigments to attract mates.
B)host symbionts with colourful photosynthetic pigments.
C)build their skeletons from colourful minerals.
D)secrete colourful pigments to protect themselves from ultraviolet light.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Cold water corals are prevalent in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia.These cold water corals

A)contain different species of algal symbionts compared to tropical water corals.
B)do not harbor algal symbionts due to lack of light.
C)grow slowly due to cold temperatures.
D)are not negatively impacted by fishing because they are not in tropical waters.
E)B and C

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The members of which clade in the phylum Cnidaria occur only as polyps?

A)Hydrozoa
B)Scyphozoa
C)Anthozoa
D)Cubozoa

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which characteristic(s)is (are)shared by both cnidarians and flatworms?

A)dorsoventrally flattened bodies
B)true muscle
C)radial symmetry
D)a digestive system with a single opening
E)two of these

Question 5

Most cnidarians are known to produce toxins.In fact,it has been claimed that one particular species produces the most deadly of all toxins on the planet.What feature of this group most likely evolved simultaneously with the evolution of these toxins?

A)the medusa body form
B)asexual reproduction
C)a slow-moving or sessile lifestyle in the adult
D)diploblastic design

Question 6

Sponges are most accurately described as

A)marine predators.
B)marine filter feeders.
C)freshwater scavengers.
D)aquatic filter feeders.
E)aquatic predators.

Question 7

How many of the following are characteristics of at least some members of the phylum Cnidaria?
1)a gastrovascular cavity
2)a polyp stage
3)a medusa stage
4)cnidocytes
5)a pseudocoelom

A)one of these
B)two of these
C)three of these
D)four of these
E)five of these

Question 8

Which chemical is synthesized by some sponges and acts as an antibiotic?

A)streptomycin
B)spongin
C)calcium carbonate
D)silica
E)cribrostatin

Question 9

Which clade in the phylum Cnidaria includes "jellies" with rounded (as opposed to boxlike)medusae?

A)Hydrozoa
B)Scyphozoa
C)Anthozoa
D)Cubozoa

Question 10

One should expect to find cilia associated with the feeding apparatus of

A)annelids.
B)coral animals.
C)tapeworms.
D)sponges.

Question 11

The organ(s)of respiratory gas exchange in oligochaetes is (are)

A)parapodia.
B)gills.
C)the skin.
D)book lungs.
E)pairs of hollow bristles.

Question 12

A sponge's structural materials (spicules,spongin)are manufactured by the

A)pore cells.
B)epidermal cells.
C)choanocytes.
D)amoebocytes.

Question 13

Sponges

A)have larvae which are motile and move via the motion of cilia.
B)are the simplest diploblastic animals.
C)have a nerve net but not a central nervous system.
D)have feeding cells called dinoflagellates.

Question 14

The excretory organs of annelids are

A)protonephridia.
B)flame bulbs.
C)metanephridia.
D)skin gills.
E)malpighian tubules.

Question 15

Corals are most closely related to which group?

A)jellies
B)freshwater hydras
C)sea anemones
D)sponges
E)barnacles

Question 16

In terms of food capture,which sponge cell is most similar to the cnidocyte of a cnidarian?

A)amoebocyte
B)choanocyte
C)epidermal cell
D)pore cell

Question 17

How many of the following can be observed in the mesohyl of various undisturbed sponges at one time or another?
1)amoebocytes
2)spicules
3)spongin
4)zygotes
5)choanocytes

A)one of these
B)two of these
C)three of these
D)four of these
E)five of these

Question 18

Against which hard structure do the circular and longitudinal muscles of annelids work?

A)bristles
B)cuticle
C)shell
D)endoskeleton
E)hydrostatic skeleton

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics is common to all sponges?

A)Adults can be free-swimming or sessile.
B)They show bilateral symmetry.
C)They are suspension feeders.
D)They contain nematocysts.
E)They have a simple gastrovascular cavity.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of members of the phylum Cnidaria?

A)They are not capable of locomotion because they lack true muscle tissue.
B)They are primarily filter feeders.
C)They have either, or both, of two body forms: mobile polyps and sessile medusae.
D)They may use a gastrovascular cavity as a hydrostatic skeleton.
E)They are the simplest organisms with a complete alimentary canal (two openings).

Question 21

A brachiopod can be distinguished from a bivalve by the presence of

A)two hinged shells.
B)a digestive system with separate mouth and anus.
C)a lophophore.
D)suspension feeding.
E)a distinct head.

Question 22

You find what you believe is a new species of animal.Which of the following characteristics would enable you to argue that it is more closely related to a flatworm than it is to a roundworm?

A)It is a suspension feeder.
B)It has no coelom.
C)It is shaped like a worm.
D)It has a mouth and an anus.

Question 23

The heartworms that can accumulate within the hearts of dogs and other mammals have a pseudocoelom,an alimentary canal,and an outer covering that is occasionally shed.To which phylum does the heartworm belong?

A)Platyhelminthes
B)Arthropoda
C)Nematoda
D)Acoela
E)Annelida

Question 24

Nematode worms and annelid worms share which of the following features?

A)use of fluid in the body cavity as a hydrostatic skeleton
B)ecdysis
C)presence of a circulatory system
D)presence of segmentation
E)absence of species with parasitic lifestyles

Question 25

A student observes a wormlike organism crawling about on dead organic matter.Later,the organism sheds its outer covering.One possibility is that the organism is a larval insect (like a maggot).However,it might be a member of the phylum ________,and one way to distinguish between the two possibilities is by looking for ________.

A)Platyhelminthes; a cuticle of chitin
B)Nematoda; an alimentary canal
C)Annelida; a body cavity
D)Nematoda; a circulatory system
E)Annelida; muscle in the body wall

Question 26

A terrestrial mollusc without a shell belongs to which clade?

A)chitons
B)bivalves
C)gastropods
D)cephalopods

Question 27

What would be the most effective method of reducing the incidence of blood flukes in a human population?

A)Reduce the mosquito population.
B)Reduce the freshwater snail population.
C)Purify all drinking water.
D)Avoid contact with rodent droppings.
E)Carefully wash all raw fruits and vegetables.

Question 28

Which of the following organisms would you expect to have the largest surface-area-to-volume ratio? Assume that all of the following are the same total length.

A)a mollusk
B)an annelid
C)an arthropod
D)a platyhelminth

Question 29

If a lung were to be found in a mollusc,where would it be located?

A)mantle cavity
B)coelom
C)incurrent siphon
D)visceral mass
E)excurrent siphon

Question 30

While sampling marine plankton in a lab,a student encounters large numbers of fertilized eggs.The student rears some of the eggs in the laboratory for further study and finds that the blastopore becomes the mouth.The embryo develops into a trochophore larva and eventually has a true coelom.These eggs probably belonged to a(n)

A)chordate.
B)echinoderm.
C)mollusc.
D)nematode.
E)arthropod.

Question 31

Which of the following is a characteristic of nematodes?

A)All species can be characterized as scavengers.
B)They have only longitudinal muscles.
C)They have a true coelom.
D)They have a gastrovascular cavity.
E)Many species are diploblastic.

Question 32

Infection with which parasite might cause excessive elasticity in human skeletal muscles?

A)trichinella worms
B)tapeworms
C)copepods
D)blood flukes
E)rotifers

Question 33

Humans most frequently acquire trichinosis by

A)having sexual contact with an infected partner.
B)eating undercooked pork.
C)inhaling the eggs of worms.
D)eating undercooked beef.
E)being bitten by tsetse flies.

Question 34

Planarians lack dedicated respiratory and circulatory systems because

A)none of their cells are far removed from the gastrovascular cavity or from the external environment.
B)they lack mesoderm as embryos and, therefore, lack the adult tissues derived from mesoderm.
C)their flame bulbs can carry out respiratory and circulatory functions.
D)their body cavity, a pseudocoelom, carries out these functions.

Question 35

Parasitism is one of the most widespread life strategies ever to evolve.Which of the following is consistent with this finding?

A)Parasites almost always predigest their hosts' tissues and, therefore, spend less energy and require fewer structural adaptations.
B)Parasites, unlike predators, feed on almost all the tissues of their host.
C)Parasites do not generally kill their hosts; thus they can feed on the same host throughout the host's normal life span and do not have competition from decomposers.
D)Parasites generally kill their host and can feed for a very long time because they are much smaller than their host.

Question 36

Which mollusc clade includes members that undergo embryonic torsion?

A)chitons
B)bivalves
C)gastropods
D)cephalopods

Question 37

The larvae of many common tapeworm species that infect humans are usually found

A)encysted in freshwater snails.
B)encysted in the muscles of an animal, such as a cow or pig.
C)crawling in the abdominal blood vessels of cows and pigs.
D)crawling in the intestines of cows and pigs.

Question 38

Which of the following is found only among annelids?

A)a hydrostatic skeleton
B)segmentation
C)a clitellum
D)a closed circulatory system
E)a cuticle made of chitin

Question 39

A radula is present in members of which clade(s)?

A)chitons
B)bivalves
C)gastropods
D)cephalopods
E)both chitons and gastropods

Question 40

How many of the following can be used to distinguish a nematode worm from an annelid worm?
1)type of body cavity
2)number of muscle layers in the body wall
3)presence of segmentation
4)number of embryonic tissue layers
5)shape of worm in cross-sectional view

A)one of these
B)two of these
C)three of these
D)four of these
E)five of these

Question 41

One should expect to find the "9 + 2 pattern" of microtubules in association with the feeding apparatus of which of the following?

A)annelids
B)coral animals
C)tapeworms
D)sponges
E)terrestrial insects

Question 42

Insects are a diverse and highly successful animal group.The internal anatomy of insects includes the following characteristics,with the exception of

A)segmentation of thorax and abdomen.
B)small lungs.
C)heart that pumps hemolymph.
D)nerve cords.
E)Malpighian tubules.

Question 43

How many of the following are characteristics of arthropods?
1)protostome development
2)bilateral symmetry
3)a pseudocoelom
4)three embryonic germ layers
5)a closed circulatory system

A)one of these
B)two of these
C)three of these
D)four of these
E)five of these

Question 44

Which of the following describe(s)echinoderms?

A)They have an exoskeleton of hard calcareous plates.
B)Tubefeet provide motility in most species.
C)Digestion occurs completely outside of the organism.
D)Hemolymph circulates in the water vascular system.
E)They are found in both freshwater and saltwater environments.

Question 45

Which of the following animal groups is entirely aquatic?

A)Mollusca
B)Crustacea
C)Echinodermata
D)Nematoda
E)Platyhelminthes

Question 46

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of exoskeletons?

A)Exoskeletons can be easily punctured.
B)An exoskeleton provides some support.
C)An exoskeleton grows faster than the animal.
D)An exoskeleton does not grow as the animal grows.
E)An exoskeleton tastes good to predators.

Question 47

Which of the following combinations correctly matches a phylum to its description?

A)Echinodermata - bilateral symmetry as a larva, water vascular system
B)Nematoda - segmented worms, closed circulatory system
C)Cnidaria - flatworms, gastrovascular cavity, acoelomate
D)Platyhelminthes - radial symmetry, polyp and medusa body forms

Question 48

A shared derived characteristic for members of the arthropod subgroup that includes spiders would be the presence of

A)chelicerae.
B)an open circulatory system.
C)an exoskeleton.
D)a cuticle.
E)a cephalothorax.

Question 49

In incomplete metamorphosis,the young ________,while in complete metamorphosis,the young ________.

A)look entirely different from adults; resemble adults
B)look like small adults; look entirely different from adults
C)have larval stages specialized for eating and growing; lack wings
D)undergo a pupal stage; have different body proportions
E)eat animals; eat plants and animals

Question 50

Which of the following is a characteristic of adult echinoderms?

A)bilateral symmetry
B)spiral cleavage
C)gastrovascular cavity
D)exoskeleton
E)lophophore

Question 51

How would a terrestrial centipede most likely benefit from the ability to close its spiracles? Closing spiracles would

A)allow the centipede to move more quickly.
B)allow the centipede to retain more moisture in its tissues.
C)allow the centipede to stay warmer.
D)allow more oxygen from the environment to reach the centipede's tissues.

Question 52

Among the invertebrate phyla,phylum Arthropoda is unique in possessing members that have

A)a cuticle.
B)a ventral nerve cord.
C)open circulation.
D)wings.
E)segmented bodies.

Question 53

How is an arthropod's exoskeleton well adapted for life on land?

A)provides protection
B)is impermeable to water, therefore prevents desiccation
C)allows for slow but steady movement
D)Two of the responses are correct.
E)All three responses are correct.

Question 54

Which of the following are entirely,or partly,composed of calcium carbonate?

A)spicules of siliceous sponges
B)coral animals' exoskeletons
C)molluscs' mantles
D)insects' cuticles
E)nematodes' cuticles

Question 55

The possession of two pairs of antennae is a characteristic of

A)spiders.
B)insects.
C)centipedes.
D)millipedes.
E)crustaceans.

Question 56

A terrestrial animal species is discovered with the following larval characteristics: exoskeleton,system of tubes for gas exchange,and modified segmentation.A knowledgeable zoologist should predict that the adults of this species would also feature

A)eight legs.
B)two pairs of antennae.
C)a sessile lifestyle.
D)an open circulatory system.
E)parapodia.

Question 57

You find a small animal with eight legs crawling up your bedroom wall.Closer examination will probably reveal that this animal has

A)simple, but not compound, eyes.
B)two pairs of antennae.
C)a head, thorax, and abdomen.
D)tracheae and spiracles.
E)more than one of these.

Question 58

A stalked,sessile marine organism has several feathery feeding structures surrounding an opening through which food enters.The organism could potentially be a cnidarian,a lophophorate,a tube-dwelling worm,a crustacean,or an echinoderm.Which of the following traits,if found in this organism,would allow the greatest certainty of identification?

A)the presence of what seems to be radial symmetry
B)a hard covering made partly of calcium carbonate
C)a digestive system with mouth and anus separate from each other
D)a water vascular system
E)a nervous system

Question 59

What distinguishes complete metamorphosis from incomplete metamorphosis in insects?

A)the presence of wings in the adult, but not in earlier life stages
B)the presence of sex organs in the adult, but not in earlier life stages
C)the radically different appearance between adults and earlier life stages
D)Three of these responses are correct.
E)Two of these responses are correct.

Question 60

The great success of insects on land can be attributed to which key adaptation?

A)the ability to fly
B)jointed appendages allowing quick movement
C)the ability to undergo metamorphosis
D)large variation in different kinds of appendages
E)the ability to eat both plants and animals

Question 61

Aside from the density of dinoflagellates in P.ianthina skin,how many of the following factors can affect whether or not the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates promote the sea slug's survival (assuming latitudes above or below Earth's equator)?
1)day length
2)height of sun above the horizon
3)cloud cover
4)depth at which P.ianthina lives
5)water clarity

A)two of these
B)three of these
C)four of these
D)five of these

Question 62

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The claws on the foremost trunk segment of centipedes have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 63

The nematocysts of sea slugs should be most effective at protecting individual sea slugs from predation if the predators

A)remove small bites of flesh from sea slugs, and have long-term memory.
B)remove small bites of flesh from sea slugs, and have no long-term memory.
C)consume entire sea slugs in one gulp, and have no long-term memory.
D)consume entire sea slugs in one gulp, and have long-term memory.

Question 64

Use the following graph to answer the questions below.

Percent of sea slug respiratory carbon demand provided by indwelling dinoflagellates.
If we assume that carbon is the sole nutrient needed by sea slugs to drive their cellular respiration,then based on the graph,during which season(s)is it least necessary for P.ianthina to act as a chemoheterotroph?

A)winter
B)spring
C)summer
D)fall
E)spring and fall

Question 65

If the dinoflagellate-containing sea slug P.ianthina otherwise preys on coral animals,then it would be least surprising to find that

A)P) ianthina has no tolerance to the toxin in the nematocysts of its prey.
B)P) ianthina can locate its coral prey by chemicals released into the water by corals.
C)The coral prey harbour dinoflagellates in their tissues.
D)The coral prey transform themselves into medusas to flee from approaching P. ianthina.

Question 66

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The feet of certain insects,notably of female butterflies,have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 67

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The spiracles and tracheae of insects have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 68

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
This nudibranch,a type of sea slug,has many reddish cerata on its dorsal surface,as well as two,white-tipped rhinophores located on the head.

The nontaxonomic term sea slug encompasses a wide variety of marine gastropods.One feature they share as adults is the lack of a shell.We might think,therefore,that they represent defenceless morsels for predators.In fact,sea slugs have multiple defences.Some sea slugs prey on sponges and concentrate sponge toxins in their tissues.Others feed on cnidarians,digesting everything except the nematocysts,which they then transfer to their own skins.Whereas the most brightly coloured sea slugs are often highly toxic,others are nontoxic and mimic the colouration of the toxic species.Their colours are mostly derived from pigments in their prey.There are also sea slugs that use their colouration to blend into their environments.
Which structure do sea slugs use to feed on their prey?

A)nematocysts
B)a sharp beak
C)an incurrent siphon
D)a radula
E)a mantle cavity

Question 69

Which of the following is a diploblastic phylum of aquatic predators?

A)Cnidaria
B)Annelida
C)Mollusca
D)Arthropoda
E)Echinodermata

Question 70

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The stingers of honeybees have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 71

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The lateral flaps of planaria heads have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 72

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The antennae of insects have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 73

The sea slug Pteraeolidia ianthina can harbour living dinoflagellates (photosynthetic protists)in its skin.These endosymbiotic dinoflagellates reproduce quickly enough to maintain their populations.Low populations do not affect the sea slugs very much,but high populations (> 5 × 10⁵ cells/mg of sea slug protein)can promote sea slug survival.
If 100 000 sea slug cells together contain 1.0 mg of protein,then what is the minimum number of dinoflagellates per sea slug cell that constitutes a "high," and therefore beneficial,population?

A)1 cell
B)5 cells
C)10 cells
D)50 cells
E)100 cells

Question 74

By which structures are nematocysts most likely to reach the skin of sea slugs?

A)the closed circulatory system
B)branches of the intestine
C)branches of the excurrent siphon
D)branches of the nephridium
E)branches of the pseudocoelom

Question 75

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
This nudibranch,a type of sea slug,has many reddish cerata on its dorsal surface,as well as two,white-tipped rhinophores located on the head.

The nontaxonomic term sea slug encompasses a wide variety of marine gastropods.One feature they share as adults is the lack of a shell.We might think,therefore,that they represent defenceless morsels for predators.In fact,sea slugs have multiple defences.Some sea slugs prey on sponges and concentrate sponge toxins in their tissues.Others feed on cnidarians,digesting everything except the nematocysts,which they then transfer to their own skins.Whereas the most brightly coloured sea slugs are often highly toxic,others are nontoxic and mimic the colouration of the toxic species.Their colours are mostly derived from pigments in their prey.There are also sea slugs that use their colouration to blend into their environments.
Sea slugs can obtain nematocysts by preying on sea

A)anemones.
B)urchins.
C)daisies.
D)cucumbers.
E)lilies.

Question 76

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Nudibranchs,a type of predatory sea slug,can have various protuberances (i.e.,extensions)on their dorsal surfaces.Rhinophores are paired structures,located close to the head,which bear many chemoreceptors.Dorsal plummules,usually located posteriorly,perform respiratory gas exchange.Cerata usually cover much of the dorsal surface and contain nematocysts at their tips.
The parapodia of polychaetes have a function most similar to that of

A)rhinophores.
B)dorsal plummules.
C)cerata.
D)more than one of these.

Question 77

Which of the following factors,when used to label the horizontal axis of the above graph,would account most directly for the shape of the plot?

A)spongin concentration (gm/unit volume)
B)rate of cribrostatin synthesis (molecules/unit time)
C)number of pores per sponge
D)number of spicules per sponge
E)number of choanocytes per sponge

Question 78

Use the following graph to answer the questions below.

Percent of sea slug respiratory carbon demand provided by indwelling dinoflagellates.
According to the graph,during which season(s)of the year is the relationship between the sea slug and its dinoflagellates closest to being commensal?

A)winter
B)spring
C)summer
D)fall
E)spring and fall

Question 79

The sea slug Elysia chorotica has no nematocysts or dinoflagellates but,rather,has "naked" chloroplasts in its skin.The chloroplasts are all that remain of the seaweed (Vaucheria sp.)that Elysia feeds upon.The chloroplasts are transferred to the skin; consequently,this slug is green.It spends most of its time basking in shallow water on the surface of seaweeds.How should we expect its chloroplasts to benefit the Elysia sea slug?
1)provide Elysia with fixed CO₂
2)provide Elysia with fixed N₂
3)provide Elysia with protective colouration

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)3 only
D)1 and 3
E)1, 2, and 3

Question 80

In a tide pool,a student encounters an organism with a hard outer covering that contains much calcium carbonate,an open circulatory system,and gills.The organism could potentially be a crab,a shrimp,a barnacle,or a bivalve.The presence of which of the following structures would allow for the most certain identification of the organism?

A)a mantle
B)a heart
C)a body cavity
D)a filter-feeding apparatus
E)eyes