Chapter 28
Biology · 14 exercises
Problem 1
Which of the following is not a defining characteristic of animals? (a) heterotrophs (b) multicellular (c) eukaryotic (d) presence of a coelom (e) form a zygote that undergoes cleavage
8 step solution
Problem 2
Which of the following is not an adaptation to terrestrial living? (a) internal fertilization (b) shell surrounding egg (c) adaptations for maintaining body temperature (d) surface for gas exchange deep in body (e) ability to maintain location
3 step solution
Problem 3
The Parazoa (a) are coelomates (b) include cnidarians (c) include all animals with radial symmetry (d) do not form true tissues (e) have a pseudocoelom
4 step solution
Problem 4
Cephalization (a) evolved along with bilateral symmetry (b) is the development of a digestive system (c) is characteristic of cnidarians (d) involves a concentration of excretory organs (e) first evolved in deuterostomes
3 step solution
Problem 5
The germ layer that gives rise to the outer covering of the body and the nervous system is the (a) gastrodermis (b) ectoderm (c) contractile layer (d) endoderm (e) mesoderm
3 step solution
Problem 6
Radial symmetry is characteristic of (a) protostomes (b) acoelomates (c) deuterostomes (d) cnidarians (e) Porifera
5 step solution
Problem 7
A true coelom is completely lined with (a) flagella (b) ectoderm (c) a contractile layer (d) endoderm (e) mesoderm
4 step solution
Problem 8
Protostomes are characterized by (a) spiral cleavage (b) indeterminate cleavage (c) enterocoely (d) radial symmetry (e) a distinctive body plan that includes a pseudocoelom
4 step solution
Problem 10
During cleavage, an animal (a) undergoes metamorphosis (b) becomes a larva (c) undergoes a series of mitotic divisions and becomes a blastula (d) becomes diploid (e) reproduces sexually
3 step solution
Problem 11
Collar cells (choanocytes) are characteristic of phylum (a) Porifera (b) Cnidaria (c) Coelomata (d) Lophotrochozoa (e) Ecdysozoa
2 step solution
Problem 12
Which of the following is an example of a deuterostome? (a) a lophotrochozoan (b) coral (c) chordate (d) planarian (e) a pseudocoelomate
3 step solution
Problem 13
Cnidocytes are (a) characteristic of sponges (b) found among cells lining the gastrovascular cavity (c) contain stinging organelles (d) are lined with mesoderm (e) have two main shapes
4 step solution
Problem 14
The marine hydrozoan Obelia (a) is seen mainly in the medusa form (b) lacks cnidocytes (c) has reproductive polyps that produce eggs and sperm (d) is one of the largest jellyfish known (e) alternates sexual and asexual stages during its life cycle
6 step solution
Problem 16
Ctenophores (a) tend to be sessile (b) have a digestive system with only one opening (c) exhibit bilateral symmetry (d) are characterized by adhesive glue cells on their tentacles (e) are freeswimming polyps
5 step solution