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

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