Question: Washington (CNN) -- The stars were out Sunday night as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts bestowed its prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on actor and comedian Will Ferrell.

The award, which was established in 1998, honors comedians who have shaped American society with their work, as Mark Twain once did.

Ferrell himself commented on the importance of the prize, telling CNN it's "the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy," and he was honored to receive it.

Fellow comedians Jack Black, Tim Meadows, Ed Asner, Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Conan O'Brien and Molly Shannon showered Ferrell with praise at the ceremony.

"When you see Will Ferrell on a marquis, he's going to give you 90 minutes to two hours of fascinating entertainment," said Asner, who worked with Ferrell in the movie "Elf."

In the movie, Will "was so steeped in his character that I had to believe in mine," Asner said.

"He's a blast. I mean, he's always coming up with new stuff," said actor Rudd, who co-stared with Ferrell in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"

He's, "just fun to watch, and he's very good at keeping it together."

O'Brien took a different approach -- the backhanded compliment.

"None of us are here for Will," he said. "We're here because Will's very powerful. We fear Will. Let's get that straight, okay? I'm angry. And afraid. I'm here out of fear."

Also in attendance were senior administration officials, including White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew. 1. who got the Mark Twain Prize ?
2. where was it held ?
3. was it monday afternoon ?
4. what was established in 1998 ?
5. how many Fellow comedians were honered ?
6. how many gave ferrell praise ?
7. what did O'Brien do ?
8. who co-stared with Ferrell in "Anchorman ?
9. what did Mark Twain do ?
10. who gives fascinating entertainment ? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Will Ferrell.
2. John F. Kennedy Center
3. no
4. The award
5. One
6. Seven
7. took a different approach
8. Rudd
9. comedian whoshaped American society with his work
10. Will Ferrell

Question: The annelids are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate, invertebrate organisms. They also have parapodia for locomotion. Most textbooks still use the traditional division into polychaetes (almost all marine), oligochaetes (which include earthworms) and leech-like species. Cladistic research since 1997 has radically changed this scheme, viewing leeches as a sub-group of oligochaetes and oligochaetes as a sub-group of polychaetes. In addition, the Pogonophora, Echiura and Sipuncula, previously regarded as separate phyla, are now regarded as sub-groups of polychaetes. Annelids are considered members of the Lophotrochozoa, a "super-phylum" of protostomes that also includes molluscs, brachiopods, flatworms and nemerteans.

The basic annelid form consists of multiple segments. Each segment has the same sets of organs and, in most polychaetes, has a pair of parapodia that many species use for locomotion. Septa separate the segments of many species, but are poorly defined or absent in others, and Echiura and Sipuncula show no obvious signs of segmentation. In species with well-developed septa, the blood circulates entirely within blood vessels, and the vessels in segments near the front ends of these species are often built up with muscles that act as hearts. The septa of such species also enable them to change the shapes of individual segments, which facilitates movement by peristalsis ("ripples" that pass along the body) or by undulations that improve the effectiveness of the parapodia. In species with incomplete septa or none, the blood circulates through the main body cavity without any kind of pump, and there is a wide range of locomotory techniques some burrowing species turn their pharynges inside out to drag themselves through the sediment. 1. What research has changed something substantially?
2. What has it changed?
3. Since what year?
4. What group are Annelids associated with?
5. Is that a type of protosome?
6. What kind?
7. Are annelids described as not being the same on each side?
8. What modifier is used to describe their symmetry?
9. What group are leeches a sub-category of ?
10. What are they a sub-group of ?
11. Do most books still classify these creatures into five categories?
12. How many then?
13. What is used for motion in the creatures?
14. A single one?
15. What is responsible for the separation of segments?
16. Are they present in all of these creatures?
17. What does the blood circulate within?
18. What can fulfill the role of the heart?
19. What is the formal name for ripples?
20. What sort of classification does the earthworm hold? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Cladistic research
2. the scheme
3. 1997
4. Lophotrochozoa
5. Yes
6. "super-phylum"
7. No
8. Bilaterally
9. Oligochaetes
10. Polychaetes
11. No
12. Three
13. Parapodia
14. No
15. Septa
16. No
17. Blood vessels
18. Muscles
19. Peristalsis
20. Oligochaetes