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Animal Biology

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Set 10 The Smaller Lophotrochozoan Phyla

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Chemoreceptors that aid in the location of food are especially dense in the __________ of turbellarians.

A)eyespots
B)cerebral ganglia
C)statocysts
D)ocelli
E)auricles

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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__________ are rodlike cells of the turbellarian epidermis that swell and form a protective mucous sheath around the body.

A)Endocytes
B)Mucocytes
C)Ectocytes
D)Rhabdites
E)Flame cells

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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In larger species of turbellarians,the highly branched digestive cavity partially compensates for the

A)lack of anus for egestion.
B)lack of an ingestive organ.
C)absence of a circulatory system.
D)absence of digestive enzymes.
E)inability to digest food extracellularly.

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