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It is generally accepted the ancestral deuterstome was a marine bilateral free-moving form with _____________.

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The common name for the enteropneusts is _____________.

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Characteristics of the hemichordates that are shared with the chordates are the ____________ and ______________.

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Sea stars


A) live in brackish waters.
B) have bilateral symmetry.
C) use their tube feet for locomotion.
D) feed on seaweeD.

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The respiratory tree of sea cucumbers opens into the ________________.

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Minute,pincer like _________________ are found on the surfaces of many sea stars.

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The madreporite of asteroids leads directly the radial canals.

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Of the echinoderms,regeneration and autotomy are most pronounced in the


A) ophiuroids.
B) asteroids.
C) holothuroids.
D) echinoids.
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The anus of asteroids is located on the aboral side of the animal.

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When a sea star feeds on a clam,it inserts its _____________ between the two valves.


A) madreporite
B) stomach
C) ampulla
D) pyloric ceca

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The ophiuroids have no


A) pedicellariae.
B) papulae.
C) anus.
D) all of these

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Water for suspension feeding in the hemichordates is driven by ____________.

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The Chaetognatha appear to be morphologically similar to deuterostomes,but in fact may be __________________.

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Brittle stars move rapidly for echinoderms.

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The basic five arms of crinoids are usually branched to form many more,each of which bears barb-like _____________.

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A system of unknown function in echinoderms,consisting of tissue strands enclosing unlined channels is the ______________ system.

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Acorn worms


A) belong to the phylum HemichordatA.
B) have a proboscis,collar,and trunk.
C) are marine animals with gill slits.
D) all of these

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Combinations of characteristics only found in the Phylum Echinodermata are ossicles,water-vascular system,and pedicellarie.

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One of the principal functions of the tube feet in brittle stars is ___________.

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Echinoderms


A) are clearly related to cnidarians because of their radial symmetry.
B) may have evolved from a sessile ancestor.
C) probably evolved from pterobranch hemichordates.
D) do not show relationships to any other group of animals.

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