Quiz on Sponges

Which Kingdom and Phylum do sponges belong to?

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

• Eubacteria

True or False: Sponges are the simplest of the animals on planet Earth.

• True

• False

The body shape of most adult poriferan species is described with the term...

• Radial Symmetry

• Bilateral Symmetry

• Asymmetrical

True or False: Sponges can reproduce asexually and sexually.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Sponges do NOT have...

• Tissues

• Nervous System

• Respiratory Organs

• They have none of those attributes

Water is pulled into the sponge via pores and pushed out through the...

• Mantle

• Osculum

• Exit Pores

• None of the above

True or False: The bodies of the sponges can exit long after the cells have died.

• True

• False

What level of organization of tissues do sponges have?

• Organ-System

• Organ

• Tissue

• Cellular

Which one of the following cell types is not found in sponges?

• Epidermal Cells

• Neurons

• Amoebocytes

• Collar cells

What is the function of collar cells?

• Reproduction

• Pass nutrients to other cells

• Protection

• Create water currents that pass through the sponge

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3