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WorksheetsInvertebrate Practice
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not an example of mollusks?
a)
snail
b)
clam
c)
lobster
d)
octopus
2.
Which is not an example of cnidarians?
a)
jellyfish
b)
anenome
c)
hydra
d)
urchin
3.
Which is not an example of echinoderms?
a)
anenome
b)
starfish
c)
urchin
d)
sea cucumber
4.
Which is not an example of arthropods?
a)
crab
b)
grasshopper
c)
starfish
d)
spider
5.
Invertebrates with an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes called a water vascular system.
a)
arthropod
b)
echinoderm
c)
cnidarian
d)
mollusk
6.
An invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
a)
echinoderm
b)
cnidarian
c)
arthropod
d)
segmented worm
7.
An invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body; most are protected by a hard outer shell.
a)
mollusk
b)
arthropod
c)
cnidarian
d)
flatworm
8.
A member of the phylum Nematoda, which consists of animals that have smooth skin and a long, cylindrical, and unsegmented body that tapers at both ends. Almost all are parasitic.
a)
segmented worms
b)
round worm
c)
flat worm
d)
cnidarian
9.
Platyhelminthes. A group of invertebrates with a flattened body. Characteristics include a head and bilateral symmetry. Some are parasitic whereas others can live on their own.
a)
round worm
b)
segmented worm
c)
flat worm
d)
mollusk
10.
Invertebrates that have stinging cells and take food into a central body cavity.
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
flatworm
d)
cnidarian
11.
An aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera that attaches to stones or plants and that has a porous structure and a tough, elastic skeleton.
a)
cnidarian
b)
sponge
c)
mollusk
d)
echinoderm
12.
What type of body do all Mollusks have?
a)
Segmented
b)
Soft
c)
Rigid
d)
Clear
13.
In what type of environment do MOST mollusks live?
a)
Soil
b)
Freshwater
c)
Marine
d)
Terrestrial
14.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
15.
What type of environments do arthropods live?
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Land
d)
All of the above
16.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
17.
Which group of arthropods have 3 body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen?
a)
Diplopoda
b)
Chilopoda
c)
Arachnids
d)
Insecta
18.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
19.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
20.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
21.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
22.
?
a)
Crustacea
b)
Arachnida
c)
Insecta
d)
Myriapoda
23.
?
a)
Myriapoda
b)
Insecta
c)
Arachnida
d)
Crustacea
24.
An animal without a backbone is called a(n)
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
larva
d)
parasite
25.
sponges have
a)
radial symmetry
b)
bilateral symmetry
c)
no symmetry
26.
Where do sponges/Porifera live?
a)
Lakes
b)
Fresh water
c)
Oceans
d)
Rivers
27.
What are some characteristics of sponges?
a)
Have some tissues
b)
Have stinging cells, and Take food into a body central cavity.
c)
Adults are stationary
Take food into their bodies for energy.
Take food into their bodies for energy.
d)
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
28.
Species of sponges?
a)
Vase sponge
Tube sponge
Tube sponge
b)
Coral
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
Coral
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
c)
planaria
tapeworms
tapeworms
d)
trichinella(pork)
hookworm(foot)
hookworm(foot)
29.
True or false: Adult sponges move
a)
False
b)
True
30.
One difference between a sponge and a shark is that a sponge ____.
a)
lacks a backbone
b)
is a single-celled organism
c)
makes its own food
d)
eliminates waste
31.
Why are sponges classified as animals?
a)
they digest food
b)
they have skeletons
c)
they breathe through gills
d)
they use their legs to move
32.
How do sponges obtain the oxygen they need?
a)
air goes into lungs
b)
water flows over gills
c)
air enters the central cavity
d)
water flows over special cells
33.
biped
a)
two feet
b)
four feet
c)
100 feet
d)
1,000 feet
34.
Which of the following is a cephalopod?
a)
snail
b)
slug
c)
oyster
d)
octopus
35.
These all belong to the phylum _________.
a)
porifera
b)
annelida
c)
arthropoda
d)
cnidaria
36.
Dragonflies, stink bugs, and lady bugs are __________.
a)
insects
b)
arthropods
c)
animals
d)
all of these
37.
Most animals ________.
a)
are invertebrates
b)
are arthropods
c)
have jointed legs
d)
all of these
38.
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
a)
Mullosk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
39.
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
40.
In what phylum am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Cnidarian
d)
Annelid
41.
I am spiny and have a water vascular system with tube feet. I am a sea cucumber.
a)
Cnidarian
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Mollusk
d)
Annelid
42.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
43.
Which animal can regrow its arm if its broken off?
a)
sea otter
b)
clam
c)
jellyfish
d)
starfish
44.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
45.
Which of the following is an example of a crustacean?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
bumble bee
46.
Which statement applies to ALL invertebrates?
a)
They are made of only one cell.
b)
They have no backbone.
c)
They reproduce asexually.
47.
Which is not a main class within the phylum of mollusca?
a)
crustacean
b)
cephalopod
c)
gastropod
d)
bivalve
48.
Which of the following is an example of a arthropod?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
sea star
49.
The organism shown is an example of a(n)
a)
mollusk
b)
cnidarian
c)
sponge
d)
echinoderm
50.
Why are sponges classified as animals
a)
they digest food
b)
they breathe through gills
c)
they use legs to move
d)
they have skeleton
51.
An invertebrate that has a brain and breathes through its skin is a(n) ________.
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
segmented worm
52.
invertebrates that have jointed legs, segmented bodies and an exoskeleton
a)
echinoderms
b)
mollusks
c)
segmented worms
d)
arthopod
53.
invertebrates that have arms that extends from the middle body outwards
a)
arthopod
b)
mollusks
c)
echinoderms
d)
segmented worms
54.
organism that has not backbone or internal skeleton
a)
vertebrate
b)
exoskeleton
c)
invertebrate
55.
invertebrates that have soft bodies and a thick muscular foot
a)
arthropod
b)
echinoderms
c)
mollusks
d)
segmented worms
56.
holes that allow water to flow through
a)
sponges
b)
pores
c)
gills
57.
more than one cell
a)
multi-cellular
b)
heterotroph
c)
pores
58.
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided into
a)
segment
b)
arthropod
c)
exoskeleton
d)
invertebrate
59.
very simple animals that have many pores through which water flows
a)
heterotroph
b)
mollusks
c)
segmented worms
d)
sponges
60.
invertebrate that has a long tube-like body that is divided into segments
a)
arthropod
b)
echinoderms
c)
segmented worms
d)
mollusks
61.
An insect uses antennae to
a)
feel whats around it.
b)
eat food.
c)
sleep.
d)
fly in one place/
62.
When a large group of animals live together it is called a
a)
colony
b)
king
c)
invertebrate
d)
comb
63.
An insect that does all the work in a colony is called a
a)
worker
b)
king
c)
prey
d)
pouched mammal
64.
What do solider insects do?
a)
Protect the colony.
b)
Find food.
c)
Make the colony nest.
d)
Shed their skin.
65.
The insect queen lays eggs and is usually much __________ than other insects.
a)
bigger
b)
smaller
c)
warmer
d)
hungrier
66.
A compound eye is
a)
made of hundreds of tiny eyes.
b)
a group of rooms in a beehive.
c)
a home beavers make.
d)
the silk covering caterpillars make.
67.
The removing and replacing of old exoskeleton is called
a)
metamorphosis
b)
replacement
c)
molting
d)
exoing
68.
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
69.
The stages of complete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
70.
All insects have _____ legs.
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
71.
All spiders have ____ legs?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
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