1 |
The Gastropoda and the Cephalopoda form a clade characterized by a dorsoventrally elongate body and shell coiling. |
True
False
None of Above
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2 |
The operculum aids in both respiration and reproduction in gastropods |
True
False
None of Above
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3 |
Labial palps of bivalves sort filtered food particles delivered by cilia lining the ventral margin of the gills. |
True
False
None of Above
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4 |
Members of the class Monoplacophora are wormlike molluscs that lack a shell, crystalline style, and foot; they live in vertical burrows on the deep-sea floor. |
True
False
None of Above
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5 |
Members of the class Polyplacophora include the chitons, which are found on hard substrates in marine habitats. |
True
False
None of above
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6 |
Cephalopods rely on olfactory senses for detecting prey |
True
False
None of above
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7 |
A ------------- is a mucoid mass that extends to the stomach of gastropods. It contains trapped food particles and is rotated by cilia |
Protostyle
Umbo
Crystalline style
Gastric shield
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8 |
--------------- is a developmental process that occurs in gastropods and results in a 180 degree counterclockwise twisting of the visceral mass and mantle cavity |
Gastrulation
Epiboly
Involution
Torsion
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9 |
Members of which of the following mollusc classes would be characterized by a reduced head, a mantle that surrounds the entire body and a tusk-shaped shell? |
Scaphopoda
Bivalvia
Polyplacophora
Gastropoda
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10 |
Members of which of the following mollusc classed would be characterized by a shell consisting of 8 plates? |
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Cephalopoda
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11 |
All of the following mollusc characters would be found in a member of the class Bivalvia except one. Select the exception. |
Visceral mass
head-foot
mantle cavity
radula
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12 |
Molluscs can be characterized by: |
Trochophore larvae, and they are deuterostomes.
Planaria larvae, and they are protostomes.
Trochophore larvae and they are protostomes.
Planaria larvae, and they are deuterostomes
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13 |
Which of the following is true of the visceral mass of a mollusc? |
It contains the gills
It secretes the shell
It is used in locomotion
It contains gonads and digestive glands
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14 |
The molluscs are most closely related to the |
Annelids
Enhinoderms
Arthropods.
Chordates
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15 |
Which of the following is true of the mantel cavity of a bivalve? |
It is the area where water circulates during feeding and gas exchange
It is the space between the mantle and the shell
It is the space between the pericardium and the heart
It is the space where blood circulates before being returned to the heart
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16 |
The mantle of most mollusks |
is modified for locomotion
is used in attracting prey
secretes the shell
supports the radula
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17 |
Which of the following is true of the radula of most molluscs? |
It is used in reproduction
It is used in excretion
It is used in rasping food
It is used in gas exchange
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18 |
All the following are unique to the molluscs except one. Select the exception. |
mantle
shell
visceral mass
head-foot
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19 |
All the following characteristics are present in Dephnia except |
Carapace covers thorax
One pair of compoynd eyes
Presence of parapodia
Eight pairs of thoracic appendages
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20 |
Presence of metameric segmentation |
Lumbricus
Daphnia
Arenicola
Both A and C are correct
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