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Quiz about The Wonderful Wriggly World of Worms

The Wonderful, Wriggly World of Worms Quiz

Tapeworms, earthworms, spoon worms... there are all kinds of worms! For some, they are disgusting critters. For others, they are fascinating creatures. Wether you like worms or not, play this quiz to learn more about worms!

A multiple-choice quiz by aya3098. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
aya3098

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,308

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
503

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Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with the most well-known species of worm: the earthworm. Earthworms have an enlarged segment in their body, usually around the center. What is this segment called? Hint

Cintellia

Clitellum

Clitesium

Clatisum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another type of worm is the leech. Leeches are said to suck blood from humans. This is true for some species, but not all. Many don't suck blood at all. Instead, which of these other diets might a leech eat? Hint

Smaller fish, such as minnows and guppies

Small aquatic insects, such as water skimmers

Algae and other plants

Smaller worms, grubs, and similar creatures

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Question 3 of 10

3. Each of these species is the same worm, just with a different name, except for one. Your job is to figure out which worm is the odd worm out. Hint

Sludge Worm

Bristleworm

Tubifex Worm

Bloodworm

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Question 4 of 10

4. There are about thirty different groups of worms. Leeches, earthworms, and sludge worms all belong to one group of worm. This group, also called the segmented or true worm group, is the largest. There are about twelve thousand different species of worm in this group. Which group is it? Hint

The Basilic Worms

The Aclophine Worms

The Annelid Worms

The Caliphite Worms

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the more populous species of worms is the roundworm. These creatures are both parasitic and non-parasitic. They live in all habitats, including soil. What is the name of the longest roundworm? Hint

Nigerian Roundworm

Peruvian Roundworm

Guinea Roundworm

Russian Roundworm

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Question 6 of 10

6. The longest known species of which of these worms is longer than the others? Hint

Tapeworm

Horseshoe Worm

Tongue Worm

Ribbon Worm

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Question 7 of 10

7. A well-known species of flatworm is the tapeworm. These worms are mainly parasitic. They can grow very long. In fact, the largest can grow up to 66 feet, or 20 meters, in length! What species of animal does this worm live in? Hint

Elephants

Whales

Hippopotamus

Sharks

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Question 8 of 10

8. An odd species of worm is the spoon worm. One species, called the bonellia spoon worm, is common in the Mediterranean Sea. The female in vivid in color. Which color is she? Hint

Green

Orange

Blue

It's transparent

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bristleworms, the largest subgroup of annelid worms, are named after the hairs covering their bodies. What is the name given to these hairs? Hint

Cilia

Chaetae

Plasmodia

Turbellaria

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Question 10 of 10

10. A common worm is the arrow worm. These creatures live in the ocean, and are about one inch long. That's about two and a half centimeters. In what kind of waters do these animals live? Hint

Polar Oceans

Tropical Oceans

Temperate Oceans

All of These

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with the most well-known species of worm: the earthworm. Earthworms have an enlarged segment in their body, usually around the center. What is this segment called?

Answer: Clitellum

The clitellum, also known as the saddle, is used for mating. An interesting fact about earthworms is that they are hermaphrodites, meaning that they possess male and female parts. Thus, when earthworms mate, eggs form around both earthworms' clitellums, which later slip off.

Answer: Smaller worms, grubs, and similar creatures

Leeches may sometimes drink the blood of fish or other animals. Leeches that suck blood can survive for weeks between meals. Though most leeches live in freshwater areas, some may live in the ocean or even land!

3. Each of these species is the same worm, just with a different name, except for one. Your job is to figure out which worm is the odd worm out.

Answer: Bristleworm

The tubifex worm, or sludge worm, is a relative of earthworms. They are named 'sludge worms' because they can live in stagnant water, thanks to a red pigment in their skin that absorbs oxygen in the water. This pigment earned it the nickname 'bloodworm.'

Answer: The Annelid Worms

Annelid worms include include earthworms, sludge worms, fan worms, leeches, amd bristleworms. The annelid group is divided into three smaller subgroups. The first is the earthworm group, which includes sludge worms, the leech group, and the largest group, the bristleworm group. The bristleworm group alone contains over half of all annelid worms!

Answer: Guinea Roundworm

Roundworms that live in soil mainly eat plants. Among the more common roundworms is the eelworm. This creature mainly eats the roots of tomato plants, potato plants, and sugar beets. There may be up to half a million roundworms in a single spadeful of garden soil!

6. The longest known species of which of these worms is longer than the others?

Answer: Ribbon Worm

The bootlace worm normally grows up to 15 feet. However, the longest specimens grew to 100 feet long! Not only is this the longest worm in the world, but it is also the longest animal in the world.

Answer: Whales

A creature similar to tapeworms is the fluke. Though both are mainly parasites, one major difference is their size. The longest flukes are only a few inches/centimeters long, whereas the longest tapeworms are enormous!

8. An odd species of worm is the spoon worm. One species, called the bonellia spoon worm, is common in the Mediterranean Sea. The female in vivid in color. Which color is she?

Answer: Green

The female bonellia has a body only six inches long, but a proboscis three feet (one meter) long! The male, however, is microscopic in size. Spoon worms can be found in rock crevices or burrows in the mud.

9. Bristleworms, the largest subgroup of annelid worms, are named after the hairs covering their bodies. What is the name given to these hairs?

Answer: Chaetae

The cilia are the hairs covering the bodies of protists. Plasmodia are parasites that cause malaria. Finnally, turbellaria is the scientific name for non-parasitic flatworms.

10. A common worm is the arrow worm. These creatures live in the ocean, and are about one inch long. That's about two and a half centimeters. In what kind of waters do these animals live?

Answer: Tropical Oceans

Arrow worms come together in vast numbers. They are one of the strangest of all worms. They are transparent, and hunt plankton and small fish. They have miniature fins on their sides.

Source: Author aya3098

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