Leech Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Which phylum do leeches belong to?
Annelida
2. Some leech species are hemophagus, what does it mean?
They feed on blood
3. What is the scientific name of the medicinal leech?
Hirudo medicinalis
4. What is the name of the thickened glandular and non-segmented section of the body wall near the head in earthworms and leeches?
Clitellum
5. Leeches were used in medicine to draw blood from patients until the late:
19th century
6. Hirudiniformes are:
jawed leeches, armed with teeth
7. Erpobdelliformes are:
carnivorous and equipped with a relatively large, toothless mouth to ingest insect larvae, molluscs, and other annelid worms, which are swallowed whole
8. Which is the most ancient annelid group?
Polychaeta
9. Leeches' body surface is divided into:
102 annuli
10. Which of the following enzymes is produced by leeches?
Exopeptidases