Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Phylum – Multiple Choice Test ©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

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1 5 All the following animals are included in Which statement about planarian the flatworms Phylum, EXCEPT: reproduction is true?

A flatworms A They release millions of small larva. B earthworms B They are either males or females. C flukes C They each have both male and D tapeworms female body parts - hermaphroditic. E These are all flatworms. D They cannot fertilize their own eggs.

2 Flatworms are: 6 A fluke is a flatworm that is:

A bilaterally symmetrical. A a parasite. B radially symmetrical. B a decomposer. C not symmetrical. C found in cold climates only. D All of the above. D is benefical to man.

3 Flatworms differ from the sponges and 7 A tapeworm is a parasite that: cnidarians (jellyfish and corals) in that: A is found in its host’s brain. A they have 3 tissues layers instead of 2. B releases its eggs through its hosts’ B they are flat from top to bottom. waste onto the ground. C they are long and symmetrical from C uses only one host throughout its side to side only. whole life cycle. D All of the above. D None of the above.

4 8 A planarians “eyespots” are all the Planarians eat by: following, EXCEPT: A being parasites. A They see just like human eyes. B filtering food from the water through B They are made up of nerve cells. their skin. C They respond to stimuli like light. C sucking up food through a straw- D They are located on the head. like pharynx. E They look like eyes, but do not see like D All of the Above. human eyes. Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Phylum – Multiple Choice Test ©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______

1 5 All the following animals are included in Which statement about planarian the flatworms Phylum, EXCEPT: reproduction is true?

A flatworms A They release millions of small larva. B earthworms B They are either males or females. C flukes C They each have both male and D tapeworms female body parts - hermaphroditic. E These are all flatworms. D They cannot fertilize their own eggs.

2 Flatworms are: 6 A fluke is a flatworm that is:

A bilaterally symmetrical. A a parasite. B radially symmetrical. B a decomposer. C not symmetrical. C found in cold climates only. D All of the above. D is benefical to man.

3 Flatworms differ from the sponges and 7 A tapeworm is a parasite that: cnidarians (jellyfish and corals) in that: A is found in its host’s brain. A they have 3 tissues layers instead of 2. B releases its eggs through its hosts’ B they are flat from top to bottom. waste onto the ground. C they are long and symmetrical from C uses only one host throughout its side to side only. whole life cycle. D All of the above. D None of the above.

4 8 A planarians “eyespots” are all the Planarians eat by: following, EXCEPT: A being parasites. A They see just like human eyes. B filtering food from the water through B They are made up of nerve cells. their skin. C They respond to stimuli like light. C sucking up food through a straw- D They are located on the head. like pharynx. E They look like eyes, but do not see like D All of the Above. human eyes.