Taxonomy and Organisms 1

What is the taxonomic order?

• Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

• Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom, Domain

What is an invertebrate?

• An organism with a vertebral column and spinal cord

• An organism without a vertebral column or spinal cord

• An organism that can fly

• An organism that lives in water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does the term "hermaphrodite" mean?

• An organism that can fly

• An organism that can function as both male and female

• An organism that lives in water

• An organism with a vertebral column

Which phylum includes sponges?

• Phylum Cnidaria

• Phylum Porifera

• Phylum Mollusca

• Phylum Arthropoda

What is a unique fact about sponges?

• They can fly

• They can filter 20,000 times their volume of water a day

• They can live in both fresh water and salt water

• They have a radial symmetry

What does "Cnidaria" mean?

• "Pore bearer"

• "Stinging creature"

• "Water dweller"

• "Shell bearer"

Which of the following is a feature of Phylum Cnidaria?

• Hollow central cavity

• Incomplete/closed, digestive system (one opening)

• Nemathocysts (stinging structures)

• Sessile (attached) or drifting

What does the term "Echinodermata" mean?

• Spiny skin

• Flat body

• Soft shell

• Hard shell

Which of the following is a feature of the Phylum Echinodermata?

• Incomplete digestive system

• Spiny skin

• Segmented bodies

• Bilateral symmetry

What type of symmetry do organisms in the Phylum Echinodermata have?

• Bilateral symmetry

• Asymmetry

• 5-point radial symmetry

• 3-point radial symmetry