NEET
Zoology

Earthworm

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Consistency: 20%
Weightage: 4 / 20 Yrs

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Questions
4 MCQs

01
PYQ 2008
easy
zoology ID: neet-200
Earthworms have no skeleton but during burrowing, the anterior end becomes turgid and acts as a hydraulic skeleton. It is due to:

1. coelomic fluid
2. blood
3. gut peristalsis
4. setae
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02
PYQ 2009
easy
zoology ID: neet-200

If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is:

1. excretory fluid

2. coelomic fluid

3. haemolymph

4. slimy mucus

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03
PYQ 2011
medium
zoology ID: neet-201
One very special feature in the earthworm Pheretima is that:
1. the typhlosole greatly increases the effective absorption area of the digested food in the intestine
2. the S-shaped setae embedded in the integument are the defensive weapons used against the enemies
3. it has a long dorsal tubular heart
4. fertilization of eggs occurs inside the body

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04
PYQ 2021
medium
zoology ID: neet-202

Following are the statements about prostomium of earthworm.

(a) It serves as a covering for mouth.
(b) It helps to open cracks in the soil into which it can crawl.
(c) It is one of the sensory structures.
(d) It is the first body segment.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct

2. (b) and (c) are correct

3. (a), (b) and (c) are correct

4. (a), (b) and (d) are correct

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