Annelida Quiz

Questions about the phylum annelida.

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What is a synapomorphy of annelids?
Setae- stiff bristles present on the body.
The head of an annelid is made up of the ___ and the ____
Prostomium and peristomium
The segment of an annelid containing the anus is called the _____?
Pygidium
The body of annelids is covered in a nonliving ____ which is secreted by the ____.
Cuticle, epidermis
Which parts are not considered metameres?
The head and pygidium.
What is metamerism?
A portion of the nervous and (closed) circulatory systems, allowing it to function relatively independently.
Metameres are separated by what?
Septa
Annelids move by what means?
Peristaltic contractions
Annelids have a ___ gut? Some possess ___ to inc surface area?
Complete, typhlosole
Excretion is done by ___?
Metanephridia
What kinds of sensory structures do annelids possess?
Ocelli or eyes, chemo and tactile receptors, ventral never cord, ganglia
How many pairs of hearts?
Five
Phylum annelida has 3 sub classes, what are they?
Polychaeta oligochaeta hirudinida
Oligochaeta and hirudinida can go under what class?
Clitellata
Can example of an oligochaete would be a ____. an example of a hirudinid would be a ____.
Earthworm, leech