Peripodida MCQs December 4, 2025September 30, 2024 by u930973931_answers 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. What are Peripodida commonly known as? (A) Earthworms (B) Velvet worms (C) Segmented worms (D) Flatworms 2. Which type of habitat do Peripodida primarily inhabit? (A) Marine (B) Terrestrial (C) Freshwater (D) Aerial 3. What type of body symmetry do Peripodida exhibit? (A) Radial symmetry (B) Asymmetry (C) Bilateral symmetry (D) Trilateral symmetry 4. Peripodida have a body covering made of: (A) Chitinous cuticle (B) Scales (C) Shell (D) Exoskeleton 5. What is the primary method of locomotion in Peripodida? (A) Swimming (B) Burrowing (C) Gliding (D) Crawling 6. Which of the following structures helps Peripodida in locomotion? (A) Tentacles (B) Cilia (C) Limbs (D) Setae 7. Peripodida primarily feed on: (A) Small invertebrates (B) Detritus (C) Plant matter (D) Algae 8. The respiratory system of Peripodida consists of: (A) Gills (B) Tracheae (C) Lungs (D) Diffusion 9. What type of circulatory system do Peripodida possess? (A) Open circulatory system (B) Closed circulatory system (C) No circulatory system (D) Simple circulatory system 10. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Peripodida? (A) Segmented body (B) Hard exoskeleton (C) High metabolic rate (D) Soft, flexible body 11. Peripodida reproduce primarily through: (A) Asexual reproduction (B) Sexual reproduction (C) Budding (D) Fragmentation 12. What is the developmental strategy of Peripodida? (A) Direct development (B) Both A and B (C) Indirect development (D) None of the above 13. Which of the following is NOT a known genus of Peripodida? (A) Peripatus (B) Eoperipatus (C) Onychophora (D) Tardigrada 14. What is the primary role of the slime glands in Peripodida? (A) Defense (B) Locomotion (C) Digestion (D) Respiration 15. The nervous system of Peripodida is characterized by: (A) A simple ganglion (B) A nerve net (C) A centralized brain (D) Absent 16. Peripodida are most closely related to which of the following groups? (A) Annelids (B) Arthropods (C) Mollusks (D) Echinoderms 17. The eyes of Peripodida are generally: (A) Compound eyes (B) Multilayered (C) Absent (D) Simple eyes (ocelli) 18. What is the main ecological role of Peripodida? (A) Primary producers (B) Predators (C) Decomposers (D) Herbivores 19. Peripodida are characterized by having: (A) Unjointed legs (B) Paired appendages (C) A hard shell (D) No legs 20. The diet of Peripodida consists mainly of: (A) Bacteria (B) Fungi (C) Detritus (D) Small arthropods 21. The habitat of Peripodida is primarily found in: (A) Deserts (B) Tropical rainforests (C) Grasslands (D) Arctic regions 22. What type of eyes do Peripodida possess? (A) Compound eyes (B) Photo-receptive cells (C) No eyes (D) Simple eyes 23. The reproductive strategy of Peripodida typically involves: (A) External fertilization (B) Asexual budding (C) Internal fertilization (D) Parthenogenesis 24. The Peripodida have which of the following feeding adaptations? (A) Proboscis (B) Filter feeding (C) Rasping mouthparts (D) Siphon 25. The presence of chitin in Peripodida is found in: (A) Their digestive tract (B) Their exoskeleton (C) Their cuticle (D) Their nervous system 26. Peripodida can be found in which of the following ecosystems? (A) Marine ecosystems (B) Freshwater ecosystems (C) Terrestrial ecosystems (D) All of the above 27. The body of Peripodida is divided into: (A) Segments (B) Regions only (C) Segments and regions (D) None of the above 28. Peripodida are important for studying: (A) None of the above (B) Marine biology (C) Plant ecology (D) Evolutionary biology 29. The conservation status of many Peripodida species is: (A) Data Deficient (B) Vulnerable (C) Critically Endangered (D) Least Concern 30. Peripodida have a unique defense mechanism involving: (A) Bioluminescence (B) Toxicity (C) Color change (D) Slime secretion