Phylum Platyhelminthes

MCQs of Phylum Platyhelminthes

  • 1. Phylum Platyhelminthes consists of classes.
    A. 5
    B. 4
    C. 6
    D. 9
    ANSWER: B
  • 2. which of the following is not a class of Platyhelminthes.
    A. Turbellaria
    B. Trematoda
    C. Cestoda
    D. Roundworms
    ANSWER: D
  • 3. There is an incredible power of regeneration in.
    A. Aschelminthes
    B. Platyhelminthes
    C. protozoans
    D. Annelids
    ANSWER: B
  • 4. Almost all Platyhelminthes are simultaneous hermaphrodites.
    A. Yes
    B. No
    ANSWER: A
  • 5. Free-living species of Platyhelminthes usually have a well developed
    A. circulatory system
    B. Digestive system
    C. Excretory system
    D. Sensory system
    ANSWER: D
  • 6. which of the following Platyhelminthes have complex lifecycles
    A. All species
    B. Parasitic species
    C. both
    D. None of these
    ANSWER: B
  • 7. Platyhelminthes are also known as.
    A. Roundworms
    B. flatworms
    C. Earthworms
    D. none of these
    ANSWER: B
  • 8. Parasites generally have less elaborate systems.
    A. Yes
    B. NO
    ANSWER: A
  • 9. Phylum platyhelminths consist of five classes.
    A: Yes
    B: NO
    ANSWER: B
  • 10. Some species of Platyhelminthes have _ that captures food and transport it into the mouth.
    A. Protrusible Larynx
    B. Oesophagus
    C. Trachea
    D. Protrusiblepharynx
    Answer: D
  • 11._ _ have the first true excretory system
    A. Flatworm
    B. Cnidaria
    C. Mollusks
    D. protozoa
    Answer: A
  • 12. Flame cells is the characteristic property of
    A. Cnidaria
    B. Flatworm
    C. Protozoan
    D. Mollusks
    Answer: B
  • 13. Flatworm can be herbivores or a scavenge or dead animal a detritus
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
  • 14. waste material od flatworm excrete through a dorsal excretory pore
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
  • 15. Nervous system of flatworm consists of
    A. Brain
    B. nerve cells
    C. transverse cells
    D. all
    Answer: D
  • 16. The nervous system of flatworms possess several nerve cords with centralised
    A. spinal cord
    B. ganglion
    C. nerve cord
    D. transverse nerve
    Answer: B
  • 17. flame cells are located near the _ of animals
    A. thorax
    B. abdomen
    C. tail
    D. head
    Answer: D
  • 18. flame cells have; large cilia in them.
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
  • 19. The flame cells are connected to the body of flatworm by lateral excretory pore
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 20. Class turbellaria of Platyhelminthes consists of
    A. Flatworm
    B. Flukes
    C. Leeches
    D. Tapeworm
    Answer: A
  • 21. Toxins include
    A. Staurosporine
    B. Tetradoxin
    C. None
    D. Both
    Answer: D
  • 22. Class turbellaria is present in which phylum
    A. Annelida
    B. Platyhelminthes
    C. Echinodermata
    D. Protozoa
    Answer: B
  • 23. Tapeworm has defining characteristics-scolex
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 24. Animals of platyhelminths reproduce in the definitive host
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 25. Proglottids in each animal of Platyhelminthes contain
    A.1000-2000
    B.3000-4000
    C.1 million
    D.2 million
    Answer: B
  • 26. Staurosporine is also called
    A. Potent antibodies
    B. Strong insecticides
    C. Both
    D. None
    Answer: C
  • 27. Tetrodotoxin is also known as
    A. Antibiotic
    B. Insecticide
    C. Paralytic Toxins
    D. Cardiac Toxins
    Answer: C
  • 28. Polyclad flatworms store toxins in its tissue
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 29. Tetrodotoxin is a protein
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
  • 30. Fluke body shape resemble with
    A. Flatworm
    B. Roundworm
    C. Leech
    D. Earthworm
    Answer: C
  • 31. Which of the following is not present in flukes
    A. Well-developed reproductive system
    B. Segmented body
    C. Gut
    D. Suckers
    Answer: B
  • 32. Flukes feeds and grows in
    A. Heart
    B. Lungs
    C. Kidneys
    D. All of these
    Answer: D
  • 33. Life Cycle of Trematoda is complex
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 34. Flukes have a poor developed reproductive system
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
  • 35. Parasitic existence is disturbed by
    A. Aerobic environment
    B. Anaerobic environment
    C. Cold environment
    D. Hot environment
    Answer: B
  • 36. Adult fluke is present in
    A. Liver
    B. Heart
    C. Blood
    D. Intestine
    Answer: A
  • 37. In the Trematoda life cycle inflammation is caused by eggs becoming trapped in host tissue
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: A
  • 38. Flukes are only internal parasites
    A. Yes
    B. No
    Answer: B
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