Invertebrate Quiz

Structures or behaviors that allow animals to perform basic functions in their environments are called:

• movements

• tissues

• adaptations

• organs

An invertebrate that has two different body plans-a polyp and a medusa.

• sponges

• cnidarian

• flatworm

• roundworm

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One characteristic by which animals are classified is:

• their body structure

• where they are found

• how they get oxygen

• what time of year they are born

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An invertebrate is an animal with:

• a backbone

• no backbone

• has one mouth

• has two mouths

What is NOT a characteristic of a sponge?

• It filters water.

• It has collar cells

• It has stinging cells

• It has a functioning brain

Cnidarians capture food and defend themselves by:

• using stinging cells

• using collar cells

• budding

• forming a hard skeleton

Sponges obtain food and _____ from the water

• shelter

• oxygen

• DNA

• larva

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What are cnidarians?

• vertebrate animals

• sponges

• invertebrate animals

• flatworms

An organism that lives in or on another organism is called a:

• scavenger

• parasite

• host

• larva

Three major worm phyla: flatworms, roundworms, and:

(a)