Invertebrates

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Through what means do coral animals capture their food?
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Tentacles that trap food particles
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The ________ is the middle matter of a sponge and is composed of a ________.
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mesohyl; gelatinous matrix
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In the phylum Cnidaria, jellies are members of the ________ clade and corals are members of the ________ clade.
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scyphozoan; anthozoan
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The choanocyte of a sponge and the nematocyst of a cnidarian both function in __________.
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obtaining food
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Cephalopods are the only molluscs __________.
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with a closed circulatory system
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The sponge cell type that is ________ and can become other sponge cell types is the _________.
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totipotent; amoebocyte
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_________, account for ________ of all known animal species.
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Invertebrates, animals without a backbone; 95%
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Which of the following is true about the phylum Cnidaria?
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The bodies of its members are organized around a gastrovascular cavity.
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The three main body parts of the phylum Mollusca are a ___________.
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muscular foot, a visceral mass, and a mantle
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Which of the following is/are true about polychaete worms?
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They typically live in a marine environment.
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The two phyla that have characteristic U-shaped alimentary canals and a crown of ciliated tentacles are the ________ and the ________.
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Ectoprocta; Brachiopoda
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Characteristic of the clade Lophotrochozoa are features such as a lophophore, which is a(n) _________, and a trochophore, which is a(n) _________.
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crown of ciliated tentacles for feeding; larval stage
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Animal species that are threatened by extinction are primarily in the phylum ________.
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Mollusca
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Tapeworms are highly specialized worms that make their living as endoparasites. To which of the following phyla do the tapeworms belong?
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phylum Platyhelminthes
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Some species of rotifers undergo parthenogenesis, which means that __________.
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the species consists of only females that produce more females from unfertilized eggs
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Stages in the complete metamorphosis of arthropods include all of the following except the ________ stage.
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nymph
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In arthropods, molting is necessary because __________.
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the chitinous exoskeleton cannot grow
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The two lineages of the phylum Platyhelminthes are the ________ and the ________.
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Catenulida; Rhabditophora
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Some digestion in sponges takes place in the __________.
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amoebocytes
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Evolutionary adaptations used by plants and animals for maximizing surface area include all of the following except _________.
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ballooning
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Invertebrate deuterstomes that are bilaterally symmetrical as juveniles but have radial symmetry as adults are called _________.
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echinoderms
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_________ are characteristic of jellies.
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Cnidocytes
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Annelids __________.
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have a mouth that is separate from the anus
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_______ is a compound produced by sponges that can kill ________.
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Cribrostatin; cancer cells and drive resistant strains of S Streptococcus
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A major characteristic of arthropods is __________.
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a chitinous exoskeleton
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During typical earthworm reproduction __________.
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hermaphroditic individuals exchange sperm
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The proglottids of a tapeworm contain an elaborate _____ system
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reproductive The proglottids of a tapeworm contain an elaborate _____ system