Planaria Quiz

Planaria belong to the phylum ___________.

• Cestoda
• Platyhelminthes
• Cnidaria
• Porifera

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What class do planaria belong to?

• Cestoda
• Trematoda
• Animalia
• Turbellaria

The structure that planaria use to eat is called

• mouth
• feeding tube
• pharynx
• digestive tract

True or False,
Planaria lay down a film of mucous when they move

• True
• False

A planarian is _________________________

• Photosynthetic
• Parasitic
• Autotrophic
• free-living

True or False,
Planaria like to be in environments with lots of light

• True
• False

What are the chemo-receptors in planaria called?

• Ears
• Auricles
• Eyespots
• Flame Cells

True or False,
Planaria are able to reproduce by regeneration

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What type of water do planaria live in?

• Salt water
• Tap Water
• Frozen
• Fresh/Spring Water

When the planaria were startled or stressed they _________________.

• Ran away
• Died
• Rolled over
• Bunched up

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8