What is the evolutionary advantage of an exoskeleton? A. it waterproofs the body. B. it protects the body c. it provides for muscle attachment D. it allows an animal to molt. E. A, B, and C only. Why is the term cold-blooded not very appropriate to describe reptiles? A. the metabolism of the reptiles can generate internal heat by radiation to the environment B. the keratinized skin of the reptiles serves to insulate and conserve heat. C. the scales of reptiles serves to rid excess body heat by radiation to the t environment. D. reptiles regulate body temperature by using various mechanisms such as behavioral adaptations. E. Reptiles swallow large prey whole to provide enough food to generate body heat. The ________ is a flagellated cell that sweeps water through the sponge\'s body. A. spicule B. amoebocyte. C. choanocyte D. spongin. E. sessile body. Protonepheridia are excretory organs found in A. earthworms B. insects C. jellyfish. D. vertebrates. E. none of the above The feeding habits of lampreys are best described as A. suspension feeding. B. predatory C. parasitic. D. Scavenging. E. all of the above. Which of the following is NOT a chordate characteristic? A. the presence of pharyngeal gills. B. postanal tail. C. ventral hollow nerve chord. D. notochord E. all of the above are characteristic of chordates. Solution Answer: 37) E Exoskeleton is outermost protective covering of the body in organisms such as arthropods, it is hard and tough. 38) D Reptiles are cold-blood animals due to regulation of the body temperature. But for there survival the adaptation takes place in these animals. 39) C Choanocyte are the cells that sweeps water through sponge body. 40) E. None of the above. Protonepheridia is an excretory organs present in the flat worms 41) c feeding habit is parasitic 42)E All the given characters of the chordates.