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Invertebrates

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
2.
What do jellyfish have that sting to help them catch food?
a)
eyes
b)
tentacles
c)
mouths
d)
backbones
3.

This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?

a)

Segmented worms

b)

Fish

c)

Sponges

d)

Arthropods

4.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
5.
The organism in the picture is a(n)
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
arthropod
d)
cnidarian
6.
The picture shows an example of a(n)
a)
echinoderm
b)
cnidarian
c)
mollusk
d)
annelid
7.
Arthropods have an outer covering called a(n)_________
a)
endoskeleton
b)
bones
c)
exoskeleton
d)
armor
8.
Which of the following is an example of a crustacean?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
bumble bee
9.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
10.
In what phylum am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Cnidarian
d)
Annelid
11.
Which animal can regrow its arm if its broken off?
a)
sea otter
b)
clam
c)
jellyfish
d)
starfish
12.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
13.
Which statement applies to ALL invertebrates?
a)
They are made of only one cell.
b)
They have no backbone.
c)
They reproduce asexually.
14.
I am an arachnid, have four pairs of legs, and a body with two sections.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Annelid
d)
Porifera
15.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
16.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
17.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________. 
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
18.
The stages of complete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
19.
All insects have _____ legs.
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
20.
All spiders have ____ legs?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
21.

Sponges obtain food by

a)

using their flagella to bring prey into their pores

b)

remaining still in the water and filtering food from the water they absorb

c)

making their own food from the carbon dioxide in the water

d)

using fish to bring them their food

22.

A spider, crab, and ladybug are similar because they can defend themselves by using their

a)

claws

b)

wings

c)

spiny skin

d)

exoskeleton

23.

All echinoderms have ___________________ symmetry

a)

bilaterial

b)

radial

c)

combined

d)

muscular

24.

What does the last segment on a scorpion's tail have on it?

a)

fang

b)

tooth

c)

stinger

d)

it doesn't have a tail

25.

Arachnids have four pairs of jointed legs & two body segments. They do not have ___________________ or ___________.

a)

Eyes or legs

b)

antennae or wings

c)

pinchers and legs

d)

mouth or wings

26.

About 40% of all known species of insects are

a)

bees

b)

spiders

c)

beetles

d)

scorpions