Worms and Sponges Quiz

What is the Phylum of sponges?

• Porifera

• Cnidaria

• Annelida

• Platyhelminthes

What protein is found in sponges that is found in all animals?

• Fibrin

• Keratin

• Elastin

• Collagen

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What does it mean to be sessile?

• Able to move

• Burrowing

• Stationary

• Floating

How do sponges gain nutrients (from food)?

• By scavenging

• By photosynthesis

• By filter feeding

• By hunting

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What is the Kingdom of sponges?

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia

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What is the primary function of the brain in worms?

• Producing offspring

• Pumping blood

• Digesting food

• Detecting objects

What is the approximate date of first appearance for the phylum Annelida?

• 548 MYA

• 545 MYA

• 550 MYA

• 540 MYA

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Do Porifera have brains?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Most do but some do not.

If you take a Porifera out of the water will it survive?

• No

• Yes

• No but they will revive when rehydrated

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Sponges are filter feeders. What does this mean?

• They filter small particles out of water to get food/energy

• form of asexual reproduction in which a new, genetically-identical organism forms on the side of its parent

  
  

• sponge body form with many chambers lined with choanocytes and connected via passive canals

  
  

• reproduction where eggs are fertilized inside the body

  
  

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