Phylum Annelida
Phylum Annelida: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Class Polychaeta, Class Oligochaeta, Class Hirudinea, and Phylum Annelida.
Important Questions on Phylum Annelida
What is true about Nereis, scorpion, cockroach and silver fish?

Chloragogen cells of earthworm are similar to which organ of vertebrates?

Paired spermathecae occur in Pheretima in which of the following segments?

The connecting link between annelida and mollusca is

What is clitellum and its significance ?

Why does earthworm belong to Clitellata ?

Do Clitellata have setae ?

What are the characteristics of Clitellata ?


Why Clitellates are different from other worms?

Class _____ is identified by the presence of a specific reproductive organ called the clitellum.

An earthworm belongs to the class Clitellata. Explain why?

Give few examples of class Clitellata.

What is the unique characteristic of organisms of class Clitellata?

Clitellum in the Earthworm is present in the 13-15 segments.

Pheretima belongs to which class of Annelida?

Identify the picture and name the organism.

Botryoidal tissue is found in Leeches.

Based on metamerism, how will you distinguish a Hirudinarian from the rest of the annelids.

What is the difference between the segmentation of a tapeworm and an earthworm?
