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Chapter 17 Invertebrates

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a main class within the phylum of Mollusca?
a)
crustacean 
b)
cephalopod
c)
gastropod
d)
bivalve
2.
Which of the following organism does not belong in the same phylum as the other three organisms.
a)
earthworm
b)
shrimp
c)
millipede
d)
centipede
3.
Which of the following is a cephalopod?
a)
snail
b)
slug
c)
oyster
d)
octopus
4.
What percentage of animals have no backbone?
a)
84 %
b)
98 %
c)
2 %
d)
16 %
5.
Which phylum is mainly asymmetrical?
a)
cnidaria
b)
porifera
c)
echinodermata
d)
arthropoda
6.
Which of the following organisms has a different type of symmetry?
a)
arthropoda
b)
echinodermata
c)
annelida
d)
mollusca
7.
What type of symmetry do nearly all cnidarians have?
a)
bilateral
b)
radial
c)
asymmetrical
d)
radical
8.
Most animals have this type of symmetry?
a)
radial
b)
asymmetrical
c)
bilateral
d)
trilateral
9.
The organisms that belong to this phylum live only in the ocean.
a)
annelida
b)
arthropoda
c)
porifera
d)
echinodermata
10.
These two phyla have mainly radial symmetry.
a)
echinodermata and annelida
b)
annelida and arthropoda
c)
arthropoda and cnidaria
d)
cnidaria and echonodermata
11.
These three phyla have bilateral symmetry.
a)
arthropoda, cnidaria, porifera
b)
arthropoda, echinodermata, annelida
c)
arthropoda, annelida, mollusca
d)
arthropoda, mollusca, porifera
12.
These organisms all have nematocysts.
a)
cnidaria
b)
mollusca
c)
arthropoda
d)
porifera
13.
Many of these organisms have spicules to help protect them from predators.
a)
cnidaria
b)
mollusca
c)
annelida
d)
porifera
14.
All invertebrates  _________.
a)
are spineless
b)
must make their own food
c)
live in the ocean
d)
all of these
15.
This form of cnidaria is known as a _______.
a)
polyp
b)
medusa
c)
polyanna
d)
medical
16.
This form of cnidaria is known as a __________.
a)
medusa
b)
polyp
c)
pollyanna
d)
poptop
17.
Which of the following does not belong in the same phylum?
a)
earthworm
b)
leech
c)
millipede
d)
polychaete
18.
Most mollusks are ________.
a)
gastropods
b)
cephalopods
c)
bivalves
d)
univalves
19.
80% of all mollusks are _________.
a)
gastropods
b)
crustaceans
c)
cephalopods
d)
bivalves
20.
A cephalopod ________.
a)
can change colors
b)
means head foot
c)
may be an octopus, cuttle fish,  squid, or nautilus
d)
all of these
21.
This belongs in the _______ phylum.
a)
annelida
b)
echinodermata
c)
arthropoda
d)
cnidaria
22.
This belongs to the ________ phylum.
a)
porifera
b)
echinodermata
c)
mollusca
d)
cnidaria
23.
These belong to the phylum _________.
a)
porifera
b)
cnidaria
c)
echinodermata
d)
annelida
24.
These belong to __________ phylum.
a)
porifera
b)
cnidaria
c)
echinodermata
d)
mollusca
25.
These belong to __________ phylum.
a)
porifera
b)
cnidaria
c)
arthropoda
d)
echinodermata
26.
These belong to __________ phylum.
a)
porifera
b)
echinodermata
c)
annelida
d)
mollusca
27.
These belong to __________ phylum.
a)
cnidaria
b)
arthropoda
c)
annelida
d)
echinodermata
28.
A squid is a mollusks with ______ symmetry.
a)
radial
b)
asymmetry
c)
bilateral
d)
lateral
29.
These are ___________.
a)
bivalves
b)
univalves
c)
cephalopods
d)
gastropods
30.
All organisms in the class insecta have _______ legs.
a)
no
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
31.
All organisms in the class arachnida have _______ legs.
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
32.
All crustaceans have _______ legs.
a)
2
b)
6
c)
10
d)
12
33.
These all belong to the phylum _________.
a)
porifera
b)
annelida
c)
arthropoda
d)
cnidaria
34.
All arthropods have ________.
a)
jointed legs
b)
shells
c)
soft bodies
d)
10 legs
35.
Leeches, earthworms, and polychaetes are _______.
a)
annelids
b)
arthropods
c)
mollusks
d)
cnidarians
36.
Spiders, millipedes, and centipedes are all ________.
a)
annelids
b)
arthropods
c)
porifera
d)
echinoderms
37.
Dragonflies, stink bugs, and lady bugs are __________.
a)
insects
b)
arthropods
c)
animals
d)
all of these
38.
Snails and slugs are ________.
a)
gastropods
b)
vertebrates
c)
echinoderms
d)
all of these
39.
Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are all __________.
a)
crustaceans
b)
gastropods
c)
echinoderms
d)
cnidaria
40.
Most animals ________.
a)
are invertebrates
b)
are arthropods
c)
have jointed legs
d)
all of these
41.
How are sponges classified?
a)
asymmetrical
b)
Porifera
c)
sessile
d)
all of these
42.
Sponges protect themselves with _______.
a)
spongin
b)
moving quickly
c)
spicules
d)
all of these
43.
Adult sponges are _____________. 
a)
medusa
b)
polyp
c)
sessile
d)
umbrella like
44.
If a cnidarian is near you, you better watch out for the _______ their stinging organelles.
a)
spicule
b)
spongin
c)
nematocysts
d)
sting rays
45.
Hydra, jelly fish are all ___________.
a)
Porifera
b)
Cnidarians
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Mollusks
46.
Coral, jelly fish, and hydra are _______.
a)
bilateral
b)
radial
c)
asymmetrical
d)
all of these
47.
Coral, jelly fish, and hydra are _______.
a)
bilateral
b)
radial
c)
asymmetrical
d)
all of these
48.
Is a slug a cephalopod?
a)
yes
b)
no
49.
Is an octopus a cephalopod?
a)
yes
b)
no
50.
Is an oyster or a starfish a cephalopod?
a)
yes
b)
no
51.
If you want to find an animals with radial symmetry, look for _________.
a)
a jellyfish and a starfish
b)
an octopus and a snail
c)
a butterfly and a polychaete
d)
leech and an earthworm
52.
Are ants, bees, and lobsters arthropods?
a)
yes
b)
no
53.
Is coral an arthropod?
a)
yes
b)
no
54.
Are hydra, sea anemones and sea urchins arthropods?
a)
yes
b)
no
55.
Are centipedes and millipedes annelids?
a)
yes
b)
no
56.
Are leeches, earthworms, and polychaetes annelids?
a)
yes
b)
no
57.
Are jelly fish and a hydra annelids?
a)
yes
b)
no
58.
Are sponges, sand dollars and lobsters cnidarians?
a)
yes
b)
no
59.
Slugs, snails, squid, and cuttlefish are all ____________.
a)
cnidarians
b)
mollusks
c)
arthropods
d)
annelids
60.
How do sponges eat?
a)
filter feed
b)
they are carnivores and hunt
c)
they don't eat...they are plants
d)
none of these
61.
which terms refers to tiny teeth of mollusks?
a)
radula
b)
spicules
c)
dentures
d)
all of these
62.
A fancy word for arms and legs of invertebrates is ________.
a)
appendage
b)
stomachs
c)
organs
d)
none of these
63.
Most mollusks are ___________.
a)
gastropods
b)
cephalopods
c)
podcasts
d)
all of these
64.
If you want to find an echinoderm, you must go to  _______.
a)
salt water
b)
the sea
c)
the ocean
d)
all of these
65.
Centipedes have ________.
a)
100 legs
b)
1 pair of legs per segment
c)
2 pair of legs per segment
d)
none of these
66.
Millipedes have ________.
a)
100 legs
b)
1000 legs
c)
2 pair of legs per segment
d)
1 pair of legs per segment
67.
The mantle is the thin layer of tissue that covers the soft body of ______________.
a)
annelids
b)
echinoderms
c)
mollusks
d)
cnidarians
68.
If you are looking for an exoskeleton, find ________.
a)
a sponge
b)
a jellyfish
c)
an arthropod
d)
a leech
69.
A tentacle on a jellyfish have ________.
a)
nematocysts
b)
suckers
c)
warts
d)
all of these
70.
Can animals make their own food?
a)
yes
b)
no
71.
if you have to classify an animal without looking at it, there is a 90% chance it is ________.
a)
a vertebrate
b)
a fish
c)
an arthropod
d)
a sponge
72.
If you are looking for an 8 legged arthropod, find ___________.
a)
an arachnid
b)
an insect
c)
a crustacean
d)
a myriapod
73.
If you are looking for a 6 legged arthropod, find ___________.
a)
an insect
b)
an arachnid
c)
a crustacean
d)
a myriapod
74.
Are all invertebrate animals?
a)
yes
b)
no
75.
If you are looking for a 12 legged arthropod, find ___________.
a)
an insect
b)
an arachnid
c)
a crustacean
d)
a myriapod
76.
If you are looking for an 80 legged arthropod, find ___________.
a)
an insect
b)
an arachnid
c)
a crustacean
d)
a myriapod
77.
All arthropods have __________.
a)
a 5 part body
b)
a radula
c)
jointed legs
d)
a polyp