Invertebrates Multiple Choice Exam 2024
A field guide for arthropods states that all spiders capture prey using a web. Is the field
guide's statement accurate?
A. No, some spiders hunt prey rather than building webs
B. Yes, all spiders use their spinnerets to weave webs
C. No, webs are built for reproduction rather than feeding purposes
D. Yes, spiders are only able to consume dead prey caught in their webs - ANS-A. No,
some spiders hunt prey rather than building webs
A mosquito feeds on the blood of birds, dogs, humans, and other large animals. What
type of mouth structure do mosquitoes most likely have?
A. Fleshy, spongelike mouths
B. Multijointed, sharp mandibles
C. Strong, thick mandibles
D. Thin, needlelike mouths - ANS-D. Thin, needlelike mouths
A scientist finds a new species of arthropod. The arthropod has two sets of wings. To
which of the following groups does this arthropod most likely belong?
A. Arachnid
B. Crustacean
C. Insect
D. It belongs in a new group - ANS-C. Insect
A scientist is observing an ant in the wild. The ant is walking in a circle and moving its
antennae around. What is the ant most likely doing?
A. Feeling around for food
B. Listening for sounds of other ants
C. Sensing ground vibrations
D. Trying to detect pheromones - ANS-D. Trying to detect pheromones
A student sees a picture of an arthropod with swimmerets. What can the student
assume about that arthropod?
A. It feeds on small insects
B. It has tracheal tubes
C. It lives in water
D. It spins a web - ANS-C. It lives in water
Adult insects often feed on different plants than larvae of the same insect species. How
is this advantageous?
A. It allows the insects to feed on a wider range of foods
B. It causes the female insect to travel further to deposit eggs
C. It permits larvae to develop in areas where the adult insects cannot live
D. It decreases the chance of the larvae competing with the adults for food - ANS-D. It
decreases the chance of the larvae competing with the adults for food
, After studying the six classes of echinoderms, you can generalize that
A. They all use their tube feet for locomotion
B. They all have a water-vascular system with tube feet
C. They all filter feed on the ocean bottom
D. They all can regenerate lost or damaged body parts - ANS-B. They all have a water-
vascular system with tube feet
All echinoderms have both bilateral and five-part radial symmetry. How is that possible?
A. Their symmetry is different if you look at them in different planes
B. Some larvae become bilaterally symmetrical and some radially symmetrical adults
C. Different classes of echinoderms exhibit different types of symmetry
D. They are bilaterally symmetrical as larvae, and radially symmetrical as adults - ANS-
D. They are bilaterally symmetrical as larvae, and radially symmetrical as adults
By which mechanism is trichinosis transmitted?
A. Eating contaminated meat
B. Swimming in contaminated water
C. Drinking contaminated water
D. Receiving a mosquito bite - ANS-A. Eating contaminated meat
Clams, oysters, and scallops are members of which class of mollusk?
A. Gastropods
B. Bivalves
C. Cephalopods
D. Nemotodes - ANS-B. Bivalves
Echinoderms use their tube feet to creep, burrow, grasp, pull and
A. Digest
B. Fight
C. Sense
D. Exchange gases - ANS-D. Exchange gases
Even though the jellyfish from passage 24-1 changed, in what way are they most likely
still like other jellyfish?
A. Sessile
B. Radial symmetry
C. Have no nervous system
D. Are hermaphrodites - ANS-B. Radial symmetry
Examine Figure 26-1. What is the main function of the hind limbs of this insect?
A. Jumping
B. Pollinating
C. Swimming
D. Walking - ANS-A. Jumping
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