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Biology 2 Annelida

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

An earthworm will become paralyzed if left in the light for an extended period of time.
 

 2. 

The largest earthworm ever found was over 20 feet long.
 

 3. 

Most annelids are hermaphroditic.
 

 4. 

Marine worms exhibit highly developed sensory organs.
 

 5. 

A leech can have hundreds of razor sharp teeth.
 

 6. 

All leeches are blood suckers.
 

 7. 

Leeches can trasmit diseases.
 

 8. 

The number of earthworms in an acre of soil usually number in the low hundreds.
 

 9. 

Dessication is good for annelids.
 

 10. 

Earthworms can drown.
 

 11. 

Leeches have good chemoreceptors.
 

 12. 

A leech bite, with its razor sharp teeth, can be very painful.
 

 13. 

Leeches and earthworms live up to 10 years.
 

 14. 

Leeches will feed on mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
 

 15. 

All earthworms die when the soil freezes but their eggs will survive.
 

 16. 

Marine worms are a very diverse class of animals with respect to feeding.
 

 17. 

Blood sucking leeches break down their blood meal rather quickly.
 

 18. 

The earthworm clitellum is located closer to the anus than the mouth.
 

 19. 

Blood capillaries are close to the nephridia.
 

 20. 

Earthworms have the same oxygen carrying pigment in their blood as humans.
 

 21. 

Many sessile marine worms are called tube worms.
 

 22. 

Earthworms, like round worms, have longitudinal muscle only.
 

 23. 

There is one opening in each nephridia segment in an earthworm.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 24. 

How many “hearts” does an earthworm have?
a.
1
d.
4
b.
2
e.
5
c.
3
f.
6
 

 25. 

How many germ layers do annelids have?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 26. 

How many body segments do leeches have?
a.
30
d.
33
b.
31
e.
34
c.
32
 

 27. 

How many “brains” do leeches have?
a.
30
d.
33
b.
31
e.
34
c.
32
 

 28. 

How often do leeches eat?
a.
daily
d.
5-6 times per year
b.
weekly
e.
1-2 times per year
c.
monthly
 

 29. 

Most leeches live
a.
in fresh water.
c.
on land.
b.
in marine water.
d.
in fruit.
 

 30. 

Which is not a way leeches eat.
a.
use proboscis
c.
absorb their food through skin
b.
use jaws with teeth
d.
swallow their prey whole
 

 31. 

How many jaws does a leech usually have?
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3
 

 32. 

Which one does not contain a jaw?
a.
earthworm
c.
leech
b.
clam worm
 

 33. 

Which organism can regenerate a lost body part?
a.
earthworm
c.
leech
b.
clam worm
 

 34. 

Earthworms are
a.
cold-blooded.
b.
warm-blooded.
 

 35. 

In which season do leeches reproduce?
a.
spring
c.
fall
b.
summer
d.
winter
 

 36. 

A leech bite will bleed on average for
a.
1-2 hours.
c.
24 hours.
b.
3-12 hours.
d.
less than 30 minutes.
 

 37. 

How many suckers do leeches have?
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3
 

 38. 

Which type of skeleton do annelids have?
a.
hydrostatic
c.
endoskeleton
b.
exoskeleton
d.
internal pen
 

 39. 

What is the sac-like structure that increases the surface area for food absorption in an earthworm.
a.
typhlosole
c.
cecum
b.
crop
d.
gizzard
 

 40. 

Some marine worms are not predators. How do non-predator marine worms eat?
a.
filter feed
c.
chemoautotrophs
b.
photoherotrophs
d.
photoautotrophs
 

 41. 

What protects developing earthworm eggs in soil?
a.
a mucous ring
c.
male earthworm guards them
b.
female earthworm guards them
d.
nothing, the eggs are extremely hard
 

 42. 

What is the anticoagulant found in leech saliva?
a.
hirudin
c.
hemocyanin
b.
hemolymph
d.
hemoglobin
 

 43. 

Name the nervous system structure that runs the entire length of an earthworm.
a.
ventral nerve cord
c.
lateral nerve cord
b.
dorsal nerve cord
d.
clitellum
 

 44. 

A spermatophore is a(n) _____________________________.
a.
packet of sperm
d.
scent gland
b.
light sensitive pigment
e.
sensory projection
c.
organ that detects equalibrium
f.
egg sac
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 45. 

Check all of the following in which earthworms help soil for plants.
 a.
fertilize it
 c.
create holes for oxygen to penetrate
 b.
create holes for roots to grow
 d.
create holes for water to penetrate
 

 46. 

Check all an earthworm will eat for metabolic energy.
 a.
detritus particles
 d.
nematodes
 b.
bacteria
 e.
grubs
 c.
fungus
 f.
roots
 

Matching
 
 
Matching section for the three classes of annelids. 

a.
marine worms
e.
earthworms and leeches
b.
earthworms
f.
marine worms and earthworms
c.
leeches
g.
all
d.
marine worms and leeches
h.
none
 

 47. 

oligochaetes
 

 48. 

hirudinea
 

 49. 

polychaetes
 

 50. 

does not have setae
 

 51. 

has a lot of setae
 

 52. 

has few setae
 

 53. 

organisms with simple eyes
 

 54. 

does not have eyes
 

 55. 

fertilization is internal
 

 56. 

fertilization is external
 

 57. 

organisms are separate sexes
 

 58. 

organisms are hermaphroditic
 

 59. 

have an open circulatory system
 

 60. 

have a closed circulatory system
 

 61. 

have parapodia
 

 62. 

do not have parapodia
 

 63. 

free swimming larval stage
 

 64. 

do not have a free swimming larval stage
 

 65. 

has an obvious clitellum
 

 66. 

do not have an obvious clitellum
 

 67. 

contain nephridia
 

 68. 

do not contain nephridia
 

 69. 

breathe through gills
 

 70. 

breathe through their skin
 

 71. 

contain sex organs throughout their lifespan
 

 72. 

only have sex organs during the breeding season
 
 
Annelid anatomy
a.
setae
g.
pharynx
b.
crop
h.
esophagus
c.
gizzard
i.
nephridium
d.
seminal receptacle
j.
ganglion
e.
seminal vesicle
k.
clitellum
f.
septum
l.
parapodia
 

 73. 

partitions or crosswalls that separate the organisms into segments
 

 74. 

a small collection of nervous tissue
 

 75. 

an anatomical structure that tranfers sperm
 

 76. 

a structure that functions as a paddlilike appendage
 

 77. 

a structure that functions like a kidney to get rid of waste
 

 78. 

a structure that grinds up food particles
 

 79. 

a tube that connects the throat to the crop
 

 80. 

a structure that stores food
 

 81. 

functions as a throat
 

 82. 

a structure that produces thick mucus
 

 83. 

a structure that functions to receive sperm
 

 84. 

an anatomical structure which functions as a short bristle-like appendage
 

Short Answer
 

 85. 

List the six sexual structures found in an earthworm.
 



 
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