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QUIZ: ROUNDWORMS & FLATWORMS

planarian

1. The Phylum Platyhelminthes includes:
roundworms
earthworms
flatworms
heartworms

2. When flatworms split into two and then regenerate to form two new flatworms, it is called:
fission
sexual reproduction
acoelomate
budding

3. Which of the following is a free-living flatworm?
schistosoma
asarid worm
tapeworm
planarian

4. An animal that can produce both sperm and eggs is called a:
parasite
hermaphrodite
acoelomate
turbellarian

5. The head of a tapeworm is called the:
proglottid
scolex
eyespot
pharynx

6. Hooks and suckers on the tapeworm's head are used for:
sucking blood
reproduction
defense from predators
attaching to the host

7. Which of the following is a parasite?
hookworm
roundworm
tapeworm
all of these

8. Which of the following has a complete digestive tract (mouth to anus)?
roundworms only
flatworms only
roundworms and flatworms
neither roundworms or flatworms

9. Schistosoma must infect a ____ before it can infect humans.
cow
roundworm
snail
mosquito

10. What structure is used by planarians to suck food into the digestive system?
eyespot
proglottid
pharynx
flame cells

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