Unit 5: Animalia Classification 23-24

The term "invertebrate" means the organism that

• has a backbone.

• does not have a backbone.

• contains vascular tissue.

• makes its own food.

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Sort the organisms into the correct phyla. ​ ​ ​

Groups:

(a) Animal phyla

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(b) Plant phyla

• Chordates

• Echinoderms

• Conifers

• Angiosperms

• Cnidarians

• Gymnosperms

• Annelids

• Porifera

• Vascular

• Bryophytes

Organize these organisms into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) Vertebrates

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(b) Invertebrates

• Worm
• Grasshopper

• Dolphin

• Ant
• Turtle

• Fish

• Human

• Starfish

• Bird
• Spider

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While wading in the ocean, you look down into the water and notice an umbrella-shaped, translucent animal. It swims by pulsing its body. One of the long tentacles trailing behind it brushes your leg. Ouch! You feel a burning sensation where it touched you. To what phylum does this creature probably belong?

• Porifera

• Cnidaria

• Platyhelminthes

• Mollusca

Earthworms and other segmented worms can be found in which phylum?

• Annelida

• Mollusca

• Cnidarians

• Echinodermata

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Which animal phylum has a special structure called an exoskeleton that supports and protects their bodies on the outside?

• Arthropods

• Cnidarians

• Chordates

• Porifera

Match the organism to the correct phylum name.

d

e

f

c

b

a

Mollusk

Porifera

Cnidarian

Arthropod

Annelids

Echinoderm

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The term "vertebrates" refer to animals that

• have a backbone

• do not have a backbone

• are able to make their own food.

• reproduce asexually.

Which group of organisms have members who are ectothermic (cold-blooded), have scales, and lay eggs?

• Reptiles

• Fish

• Birds

• Mammals

• Amphibians

What characteristic applies to all members of the phylum Chordata?

• They all have a backbone.

• They are all able to make their own food.

• They are all lacking a backbone.

• They are all angiosperms.