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Plankton, Classification, & Invertebrates Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Plankton that uses photosynthesis:
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
2.
Jellyfish are categorized as: 
a)
Holoplankton
b)
Meroplankton
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Benthos
3.
Diatoms are: 
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
4.
Dinoflagellates can cause __________ which is toxic to fish, shellfish and humans.
a)
Green TIde
b)
Red Tide
c)
Malaria
d)
Algal Bloom
5.
Phytoplankton are associated with the photic zone because they rely on the sun for the process of:
a)
Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Chemosynthesis
d)
Heterotrophs
6.
Phytoplankton are grouped in what Kingdom?
a)
Monera
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
7.
Zooplankton are grouped into which kingdom?
a)
Monera
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
8.

What eats phytoplankton?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Mammals

d)

Humans

9.
What do dinoflagellates use to move?
a)
cilia
b)
1 flagella
c)
2 flagella
d)
spines
10.
The larvae of crabs and krill belong to which group of plankton?
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Meroplankton
c)
Holoplankton
d)
None of the above
11.
The scientific name of an organism is made of which two taxonomic groups?
a)
Family & species
b)
Order & Genus
c)
Kingdom & Phylum
d)
Genus & species
12.

The Taxonomic Classification in order from generic to specific:

a)

C/F/S/O/K/G/P

b)

S/G/F/O/C/P/K

c)

K/P/C/O/F/G/S

d)

K/P/O/C/F/S/G

13.

Animals that have no backbone are:

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

14.

Zooplankton are all of the following except:

a)

krill

b)

copepods

c)

dinoflagellates

d)

jellies

15.

Which group of zooplankton is plankton for its WHOLE life?

a)

holoplankton

b)

meroplankton

16.

Sponges have what type of symmetry?

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Bilateral

c)

Radial

17.

Identify the cells in a sponge that create a current with their flagella:

a)

amebocytes

b)

epidermal cells

c)

incurrent pores

d)

osculum

e)

choanocytes

18.

The cnidarian phylum includes all of the following except:

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Box Jellies belong in which cnidarian class?

a)

Scyphozoa

b)

Anthozoa

c)

Cubozoa

d)

Hydrozoa

20.

Identify the organism that produces white sand as waste:

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which of the organisms shown represents a gastropod?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which part of the shell is the oldest?

a)

umbo

b)

muscular foot

c)

mantle

d)

hinge

e)

ventral margin

23.

Identify the image that represents the madreporite:

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What type of symmetry do arthropods have?

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Radial

c)

Bilateral

25.

The feathery nature of the gills of a crayfish gives them a large surface area for what process?

a)

waste excretion

b)

movement

c)

eating

d)

respiration

26.

Which organisms filter feed? Mark all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Clams have 2 adductor Muscles.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The green glands of a crayfish function in secreting digestive enzymes to aid in digestion.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following represents a turbellarian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is the carbohydrate part of the arthropod exoskeleton?

a)

calcium carbonate

b)

silica

c)

spicule

d)

chitin