Animal Phyla & Classification

Which of the following is/are true of animals?

• They are multicellular.
• They are eukaryotic.
• They are heterotrophs.
• All choices are correct.

To which phylum do vertebrates belong?

• Chordata
• Cnidaria
• Echinodermata
• Arthropoda

Organisms, like sponges, lacking body tissues and body symmetry belong to which of the following phyla?

• Cnidaria
• Mollusca
• Nematoda
• Porifera

Mollusks include which of the following?

• Octopus, Squid, Slugs, Snails
• Fish, Squid, Jellyfish, Sea cucumbers
• Sea stars, Sea cucumbers, sea urchins
• Oysters, Fish, Whales, Sponges

Which of the following are examples of echinoderms?

• Jellyfish, Hydrozoa, Squid
• Slugs, Snails, Mussels
• Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers
• bony fish, cartilaginous fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Animals that have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton are members of the phylum. It is the largest animal phylum.

• platyhelminthes

• arthropoda

• annelida

• cnidaria

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

• Species
• Phylum
• Kingdom
• Domain

Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

What phylum is able to regenerate from one limb, and includes starfish?

• Echinoderms

• Chordates

• Cnidarians

• Arthropods

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus