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Porifera Vocabulary Quiz

Authored by Marella Smith

Science

11th Grade

NGSS covered

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Porifera Vocabulary Quiz
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Match the following descriptions with the correct biological terms.

Flagellum

A large opening at the top of a sponge

Sclerocyte

An animal that develops from two germ layers

Osculum

A cell that makes spicules

Diploblast

A whip-like tail that creates a water current

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What role do amoebocytes serve in the nutrient distribution within sponges?

They produce spicules

They transport nutrients from choanocytes to other cells

They create a collar to capture food particles

They secure the sponge to a substrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Match the following descriptions with the correct term related to sponges.

Ostia

A base that anchors the sponge

Mesohyl

A jelly-like substance that fills the sponge

Spongin

A soft, flexible protein that makes up the frame of some sponges

Holdfast

Pores that let water enter the sponge

4.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Match the following cell types with their functions in a sponge.

Sclerocytes

Cells that make spongin

Oocytes

The flat 'skin' cells on the outside of the sponge

Choanocytes

Egg cells

Pinacocytes

Cells that create current in a sponge

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is mesohyl?

A jelly-like substance that fills the sponge and holds spongin, spicules, and other cells

A large central cavity in a sponge

A body plan in sponges

Short extensions from a choanocyte

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What do sclerocytes do?

They make spicules

They carry nutrients

They form a collar to trap food particles

They create current in a sponge

7.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding parts of a sponge.

Osculum

The large opening at the top of a sponge that lets wastewater out

Flagellum

Pores that let water enter the sponge

Ostia

A whip-like tail that creates a water current

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