Review: Phylum Cnidaria

Which of the following is NOT classified in Phylum Cnidaria?

• Jellyfish

• Corals

• Anemones

• Sea sponges

Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to cnidarians?

• They are producers (autotrophs).

• They are eukaryotic.

• They are mobile.

• They can sexually reproduce.

Cnidarians have ____ symmetry.

• No

• Radial

• Bilateral

A cnidarian with this body shape is called a(n) ____.

• Ascon

• Polyp

• Leucon

• Medusa

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A cnidarian with this body shape is called a(n) ____.

• Ascon

• Polyp

• Leucon

• Medusa

Organisms, like cnidarians, that have two tissue layers are called ____.

• Uniblastic

• Diploblastic

• Triploblastic

The outer layer of a cnidarian's body is called the ____.

• Pinacocytes

• Gastrodermis

• Epidermis

• Mesoglea

Which of the following kinds of cells are NOT located in a cnidarian's epidermis?

• Epithelial cells

• Cnidocytes

• Nerve cells

• Gastroderm cells

The gastrodermis will help with ____.

• Stinging prey

• Sending nerve signals

• Digesting food

• Moving the body

The two layers of a cnidarian's body are connected by the ____.

• Mesohyl

• Mesoderm

• Mesoglea