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Which choice is correct for the movement of water through the water vascular system of a sea star?


A) madreporite \rarr stone canal \rarr lateral canal \rarr ring canal \rarr radial canal \rarr tube foot
B) madreporite \rarr lateral canal \rarr ring canal \rarr radial canal \rarr stone canal \rarr tube foot
C) madreporite \rarr stone canal \rarr ring canal \rarr lateral canal \rarr radial canal \rarr tube foot
D) madreporite \rarr stone canal \rarr ring canal \rarr radial canal \rarr tube foot
E) madreporite \rarr stone canal \rarr radial canal \rarr ring canal \rarr tube foot

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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Which one of the following incorrectly matches a molluscan structure with its typical function?


A) ctenidia-secretion of the shell (when present)
B) visceral mass-houses organs of digestion,excretion,reproduction
C) foot-locomotion
D) nephrostome-collection of nitrogenous wastes
E) radula-feeding organ

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The class Arachnida includes all of the following except


A) dragon flies.
B) mites.
C) scorpions.
D) spiders.
E) ticks.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Squids and octopuses move by means of water movement through their


A) tentacles.
B) cilia and flagella.
C) modified mantle cavity.
D) muscular foot.
E) radula.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The rasping tongue,the radula,is present in which molluscan group?


A) bivalve
B) oyster
C) clam
D) snail
E) scallops

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The mollusks include all of the following except


A) clams.
B) oysters.
C) shrimps.
D) snails.
E) squids.

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Mites


A) Araci
B) Isoptera
C) Crustacea
D) Chilopoda
E) Ectoparasites

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Worms with segments,each containing their own circulatory,excretory,and neural elements;three classes,polychaetes,oligochaetes,and hirudinea.


A) lophophorates
B) gastropods
C) cephalopods
D) annelids
E) leeches

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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A marine biologist's research involves the water vascular system of a species of sea star.Which of the following terms would not be used in a description of the water vascular system?


A) madreporite
B) ring canal
C) ampulla
D) tube foot
E) pedicellariae

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Centipedes


A) Araci
B) Isoptera
C) Crustacea
D) Chilopoda
E) Ectoparasites

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which one of the following incorrectly matches a molluscan group with a feature characterizing that group?


A) Gastropoda-torsion
B) Nudibranchs-extensive gills in mantle cavity
C) Bivalvia-reduced head and no radula
D) Polyplacophora-eight calcareous plates
E) Cephalopoda-closed circulatory system

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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An entomologist has been conducting research on the Malpighian tubules of hornets.He is interested in their function.Which of the following statements about Malpighian tubules is not correct?


A) Malpighian tubules empty waste into the hindgut.
B) Malpighian tubules are slender projections from the digestive system.
C) Malpighian tubules collect and filter body fluids of some arthropods.
D) Malpighian tubules are a part of the tracheal system used by some arthropods for respiration.
E) Malpighian tubules allow for reabsorption of needed salts and water.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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The most successful class of arthropods is


A) InsectA.
B) Arachnida.
C) Crustacea.
D) Chilopoda.
E) Merostomata.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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A biologist has been studying a mollusk that does not have a shell.It lives in the marine environment.Of the examples given below,which one did the biologist study?


A) clam
B) snail
C) garden slug
D) chiton
E) octopus

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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Insects are characterized by all of the following except


A) Malpighian tubules and tracheA.
B) a nymph developmental stage.
C) three body sections-head,thorax,and abdomen.
D) three pairs of legs attached to the thorax,and one pair of antennae.
E) one or two pairs of wings.

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following organs of cephalopods resemble those of the vertebrates?


A) arms
B) nephridia
C) eyes
D) digestive tissues
E) foot

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The rigid chitinous exoskeleton of an arthropod has all of the following functions except it


A) provides a place for muscle attachment.
B) protects the animal from predators.
C) impedes water loss.
D) maintains a uniform size for all individuals of that species.
E) prevents injury to the animal.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Ticks


A) Araci
B) Isoptera
C) Crustacea
D) Chilopoda
E) Ectoparasites

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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In their basic body plan,mollusks have a visceral mass covered with a soft epithelium and a muscular ____ that is used in locomotion.

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Air passage into the trachea of most insects is controlled by the closing and opening of valves,which operate special openings called


A) spiracles.
B) ocelli.
C) ommatidia.
D) book lungs.
E) Malpighian tubules.

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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