🧠 Interactive Quiz: Phylum Ctenophora and Mollusca
CTENOPHORA SECTION
1. Which of the following is a unique feature of ctenophores?
Bioluminescence
Segmentation
Radial symmetry only in larvae
Presence of nematocysts
2. How many comb plates (ctenes) are present in a typical ctenophore?
Six
Eight
Ten
Twelve
3. What type of symmetry do ctenophores show?
Bilateral symmetry
Asymmetry
Biradial symmetry
Radial symmetry
4. The body of ctenophores is made up of:
Diploblastic layers
Triploblastic layers
Pseudocoelomate structure
Segmented tissues
5. Which of the following structures helps ctenophores in locomotion?
Cilia arranged in comb plates
Flagella
Tentacles only
Muscular foot
6. The digestive system of ctenophores is:
Incomplete
Complete
Absent
Pseudocoelomic
7. Colloblasts are used by ctenophores for:
Defense
Capturing prey
Reproduction
Locomotion
8. Which of the following is a common example of ctenophore?
Pleurobrachia
Aurelia
Obelia
Hydra
9. The habitat of ctenophores is:
Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial
Parasitic
10. Ctenophores exhibit which type of reproduction?
Sexual only
Asexual only
Both sexual and asexual
Budding
MOLLUSCA SECTION
11. The body of mollusks is divided into:
Head, foot, and visceral mass
Head, thorax, abdomen
Segments and parapodia
None of these
12. The rasping organ in mollusks is called:
Mantle
Radula
Nephridia
Ctenidium
13. The body cavity of mollusks is:
Acoelomate
Pseudocoelomate
Coelomate
None
14. Shell in mollusks is secreted by:
Mantle
Radula
Foot
Gill
15. Which of the following classes includes the octopus and squid?
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
Bivalvia
Polyplacophora
16. Circulatory system in most mollusks (except cephalopods) is:
Open
Closed
None
Both open and closed
17. What type of symmetry do mollusks have?
Radial
Bilateral
Asymmetrical
None
18. The excretory organs in mollusks are called:
Nephridia
Flame cells
Malpighian tubules
Kidneys
19. Pearl formation in oysters is due to:
Mantle secretion around an irritant
Reproductive byproduct
Food digestion
Enzyme deposition
20. The larval forms of mollusks include:
Trochophore and Veliger
Planula and Miracidium
Nauplius and Zoea
Cydippid and Ephyra
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