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Which one of the following features would indicate that an animal is not a deuterostome?


A) triploblastic
B) blastopore becomes the anus
C) dividing cells on a radius from the polar axis
D) coelom partially lined with mesoderm
E) identical twinning can occur

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

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Parazoa


A) are pseudocoelomates.
B) exhibit bilateral symmetry.
C) include Cnidaria and Ctenophora.
D) exhibit primitive segmentation.
E) have no true tissues.

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

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a vertebrate?


A) radial cleavage
B) indeterminate development
C) circulatory system present
D) diploblastic
E) coelomate

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

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Protostomes develop through


A) spiral cleavage.
B) radial cleavage.
C) axial cleavage.
D) polar cleavage.
E) protocleavagE.

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

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Which one of the following statements about molecular systematics and its role in the classification of animals is false?


A) Clades consist of monophyletic taxa sharing the same gene sequences.
B) Different molecules sometimes support different taxonomic relationships.
C) Molecular data suggests that arthropods and annelids are part of the same clade.
D) Molecular data suggests that a new group of "molting" animals,the Ecdysozoa,is monophyletic.
E) Combining data from many different molecules gives the best picture of phylogenetic relationships.

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

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In the animal subkingdom ______,the animals lack symmetry and possess neither tissues nor organs.

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Select the following phylum that includes animals that are unsegmented,acoelomate,and have a digestive cavity with a single opening.


A) Annelida
B) Platyhelminthes
C) Nematoda
D) Cnidaria
E) Rotifera

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

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Which one of the following terms does not apply to the phylum Porifera?


A) Parazoa
B) no true tissues
C) asymmetry
D) acoelomate
E) diploblastic

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

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Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Nematoda?


A) Parazoa
B) radial cleavage
C) diploblastic
D) deuterostome
E) pseudocoelomate

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

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Which one of the following terms does not apply to the phylum Annelida?


A) bilateral symmetry
B) triploblastic
C) protostome
D) indeterminate cleavage
E) spiral cleavage

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

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Two outwardly dissimilar groups,the ____________ and the chordates,together with a few other small phyla,constitute the deuterostomes.

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In a _____ circulatory system,circulation of blood is more controlled-the blood is moved faster and more efficiently than in other types of circulatory systems.

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Bilateral symmetrical animals have evolved three body cavity plans.Each of the following statements is correct with the exception of one.Select the exception.


A) Acoelomates have no body cavity.
B) Coelomates have a body cavity lined with mesodermal cells.
C) Coelomates have a fluid filled cavity that develops entirely within the mesoderm.
D) Pseudocoelomates have a body cavity that is located between the ectoderm and the endoderm.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Eumetazoa can be subdivided into two principal branches based on _____.

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Solid worms that lack a body cavity are known as


A) acoelomates.
B) pseudocoelomates.
C) triploblastiC.
D) coelomates.
E) diploblastic.

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

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Segmentation is the subdivision of the body into segments or metameres.True segmentation is found in which of the following phyla selections?


A) Annelida,Mollusca,Arthropoda
B) Echinodermata,Platyhelminthes,Cnidaria
C) Mollusca,Chordata,Annelida
D) Arthropoda,Chordata,Porifera
E) Arthropoda,Annelida,Chordata

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

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