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Annelida, Nematoda, Molluska, Arthropoda (Chapters 12, 13, 1, 14, 15
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Biology
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05/09/2011

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The _____ of freshwater clam species is a modified veliger larva.  The larva attaches to a fish gill and after several weeks of larval development, the minature clam falls from its host and takes up its filter-feeding lifestyle.
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glochidium
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The touch, leathery polysaccharide in the insect procuticle is _____
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chitin
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Which feature is not characteristic of annelids?
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an acoelomate condition
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The intromittent organ of male cephalopods (i put this word in there!!Mollusks) is the
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hectocotylus, a modified arm
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Reproduction in the earthworm involves
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cross-fertilization between two hermaphroditic organisms
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Plychaetes differ from other annelids because polychaetes
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have paired parapodia on most segments
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Ecdysis in crustaceans
Definition

ALL OF THE CHOICES ARE CORRECT

-involves production of a new cuticle and shedding of the old one

-is initiated by a stimulus pereived by the cntral nervous system

-involves a molt-inhibiting hormone produced by the X organ o the eye stalk, and a molting horone produced by the Y organs near the mandibes

-cues on stimuli such as day length, temperature, or humidity

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Structures that function in chemoreception and are found at the anterior and posterior ends of nematodes are the
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amphids and phasmids
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Insect wings are
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an extension of the cuticle (exoskeleton)
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Crustacea are "biramous" meaning they possess
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jointed appendages having two branches
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A bull's eye rash is characteristic of
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Lyme disease
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A leech
Definition

ALL OF THE CHOICES

-has a clitellum only during the breeding season

-has a fixed number of segments

-has both anterior and posterior suckers

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The body plan of members of the class Malacostraca shows a standard pattern of appendage arrangement along the entire body that suggests
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serial homology
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Filarial worms that cause elephantiasis are acquired
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when mosquitoes inject larval worms ito the bloodstream
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The three tagmata of an insect are
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head, thorax, and abdomen
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The genus _____ contains some members that have a toxin strong enough to kill humans
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Conus
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Members of the class Arachnida have
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a cephalothorax and abdomen
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Scabies mites (Sarcopetes scabei)
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cause intense itching
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If the main disease symptom is anemia (low red blood cell count), the most likely nematode parasite is
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Hookworm
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How do you become infected with Necator americanus hookworms?
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Larvae burrow into your feet
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The mild nematode infection somewhat common among children in the southern U.S., and transmitted as eggs fro manal to oral regions by the hands is
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Pinworm
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Which of these is NOT a nematode?
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Schistosoma mansoni, agent of schistosomiasis
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The oldest ancestral and most widely-occurring larva in the Crustacea is
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the nauplius
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The cephalopod nervous system is best described as
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the most advanced among molluscs
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Trilobites exist today as
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fossils only; they are all extinct
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How do spiders eat?
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food is partly digested externally and the nutritive juices are sucked into the stomach
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Arthropods are successful because they have
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-jointed appendages modified for various functions

-reduced intraspecific competition through metamorphosis

-a protective exoskeleton that allows both protection and mobility

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Centipedes
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have poison claws
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The millipedes
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bear two pairs of legs on most body segments
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the cocoon in the earthworm is produced by the
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clitellum
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A robin has difficulty pulling an earthworm from its earthen burrow because of small chitinous bristles called
Definition
setae
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Marine crustaceans that are sessile, secrete calcareous plates and filter-feed are
Definition
Barnacles
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of segmentation in the Phylum Annelida?
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Metamerism eliminates the need to find a mate
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The class Insecta
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-has more species than any other group of animals

-is of major medical importance to humans

-is of major economic importance to humans

-plays a critical role in ecological systems all over the world

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The radula
Definition

ALL OF THE CHOICES

-not only rasps off fine food particles but also serves as a conveyor belt to carry food toward the digestive tract

-replaces worn teeth by secreting new teet hat the posterior end

-varies in number, pattern, and form of teeth, allowing species to be classified by this trait

-may be modified in some predators allowing for the release of radular teeth to inject toxins into prey?

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Spider silk
Definition

ALL CHOICES CORRECT

-is used to form webs for capturing prey

-is a protien and its chemical composition differs somewhat between species

-is stored as a gel in a sotrage chamber

-is used to wrap eggs into a case for development

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Of all the freshwater organisms, more freshwater clams are becoming endangered than other species. what is the likely reason?
Definition
As filter-feeders, the y concentrate pollutants and are more likely to be harmed by water pollution
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Nematodes are typically
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dioecious and dimorphic
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What is the function of the green glands in the crayfish
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excretion
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adult chelicerate arthropods possess
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pedipalps
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Which arachnid has a bite or sting that is neurotoxic and can cause paralysis?
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Black widow spider
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Butterflies exhibit complete or ___ metamorphis
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holometabolous
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Torsion
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ALL OF THE ABOVE

-is unique to gastropods

-is a 180' counterclockwise twisting of the visceral mass, mantel and mantle cavity

-shifts the anus from posterior to anterior

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If you are discovered to have an infection of Ascaris lumbricoides, large intestinal roundworms, your most likely danger is
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blockage of the intestines
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The remaining valid use of 'medicinal leeches' is to
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apply them tissues of surgically reattached appendages to relieve blood congestion and allow damaged vessels to grow back
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Gas exchange in the earthworm occurs throug hthe
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skin
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The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has allowed scientists to develop 'fate maps' tracing cell lines back to cell origins.  the trait of nematodes and some other related groups where they have a set number of cell divisions leading to the same number of body cells in an adult is called
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eutely
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The circulatory system of most mollusks is
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open
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The major body space in arthropods is the
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hemocoel
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The Polyplacophora
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live in the ocean, especially in intertidal areas
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