Segmented worms vocabulary Quiz

Segmented worms vocabulary QuizZoologyDirections: Put your name, date, and Segmented Worms Vocabulary Quiz on a sheet of paper.Number your answer sheet from 1 to 15.Answer the questions as they are read to you. When you are finished, you may go back and look at the slides.

Question 1The _____________ is an organ that the earthworm uses to temporarily store the food that it has eaten.

A. GizzardB. CropC. Intestine

Question 2What phylum do scientists use to classify all segmented worms?

NematodaPlatyhelminthesAnnelida

Question 3When the egg and sperm unite OUTSIDE of the body, ________________ has occurred.

A. Internal fertilizationB. External fertilizationC. Asexual reproduction

Question 4The leech releases a chemical called a(n) __________ that prevents the clotting of blood.

CoagulantAnticoagulantAspirin

Question 5The brain of the earthworm is called the _______________.

A. Aortic archesB. Cerebral ganglionC. gizzard

Question 6The _________ is a muscular organ that the earthworm uses to grind the food that it has eaten.

CropGizzardGenital pore

Question 7The earthworm uses tiny hairs called ____________ to help it move through the dirt.

A. SetaeB. SeptumC. Genital pore

Question 8The earthworm releases eggs from its body through an opening called the _______.

Cerebral ganglionAortic archesFemale genital pore

Question 9 The wide band that secretes mucus for the earthworm to use during reproduction is the ___________.

A. ProstomiumB. NephridiaC. Clitellum

Question 10The long, tube-like organ that absorbs nutrients into the body is the __________.

CropGizzardintestine

Question 11The opening where sperm are released from the earthworms body is called the ________.

A. Male genital poreB. Female genital poreC. Cerebral ganglion

Question 12Segmented worms remove solid food wastes from their bodies through an opening called the ________.

CropMouthAnus

Question 13The organ that filters, or removes nitrogenous wastes from the earthworms blood is called the ___________.

A. NephridiaB. NephridoporeC. Mouth

Question 14The five tiny hearts that pump blood in the earthworms body are called the _________.

OvariesAortic archesIntestines

Question 15Nitrogenous wastes leave the earthworms body through the _______________.

A. MouthB. AnusC. Nephridopores