9 phyla

Multiple Choice

What does the name porifera mean?

• The name Porifera means 'pore bearer'.
• The name Porifera means 'water filter'.
• The name Porifera means 'sea sponge'.

Multiple Choice

How do sponges get their food?

• Specialized cells help the sponge swim around to catch fish.

• They photosynthesize

• Specialized cells decompose organic materials found on the coral.

• Specialized cells create a current and help the sponge filter feed.

Multiple Choice

What does the phylum name cnideria mean?

• The name 'Cnidaria' means 'jellyfish'.
• The name 'Cnidaria' means 'coral'.
• The name 'Cnidaria' means 'nettle'.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the name for the phylum PLATYHELMINTHES?

• flatworms

• roundworms

• segmented worms

• insects

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Animal Phyla, characteristics, and example organisms do not match?

• Porifera/filter feeders/sponges

• Annelida/flatworms/tapeworms,flukes

• Nematoda/roundworms/pinworms, guinea worms

• Mollusca/soft bodies/snails, slugs

• Chordata/backbone/sharks,birds

Multiple Choice

What is the phylum name for segmented worms?

• Mollusca

• Annelida

• Arthropoda

• Cnidaria

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the phylum name "Arthropoda"?

• jointed legs

• segmented body

• hard exoskeleton

• multiple legs

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the name Echinodermata?

• spiny skin

• soft skin

• hard shell

• water-dwelling