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Invertebrates Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which choice below contains characteristics for ALL invertebrates?

a)

bodies are multi-cellular, have backbones, keep internal conditions in balance, reproduce

b)

bodies are single-cellular, do not have backbones, reproduce, are autotrophs

c)

do not have backbones, reproduce, are heterotrophs, obtain oxygen for energy

d)

are autotrophs, do not have backbones, obtain food and oxygen for energy, are sessile

2.

Which of the following is a characteristics shared by all animals?

a)

Their bodies have many cells

b)

They all eat plants.

c)

They all reproduce asexually.

d)

They have internal skeletons.

3.

Which group of invertebrates must molt its exoskeleton as it grows?

a)

Cnidarians

b)

Mollusks

c)

Arthropods

d)

Echinoderms

4.

Which invertebrate group below is describes as being the simplest of all the invertebrates with pores that are lined with specialized cells to obtain their resources?

a)

Segmented worms

b)

mollusks

c)

echinoderms

d)

sponges

5.

You have observed an animal that lives in the water that has an hard outer covering, a segmented body and jointed legs. In which group of invertebrates would you classify this animal?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Arthropods

c)

Mollusks

d)

Segmented Worms

6.

What best explains or defines Molting?

a)

shedding of the exoskeleton for growth

b)

the metamorphosis of a butterfly

c)

an organism making its own food

d)

poison or the ability to sting

7.

What best explains or defines an exoskeleton?

a)

a system of support outside an animal’s body

b)

an animal that has a backbone

c)

an animal that does not have a backbone

d)

a skeleton that is within an animal’s body

8.

Which structure for movement is a characteristic of some Mollusk?

a)

stinging tentacles

b)

pores for obtaining food

c)

jointed legs

d)

a thick muscular foot

9.

Which picture shows an example of an animal with an exoskeleton?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which animal below moves with the aid of tube feet and has “spiny skin"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which animal below uses specialized cells to sting its prey

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which group of invertebrates is a non-predatory filter feeder?

a)

Sponge

b)

Insects

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Segmented worms

13.

Which type of invertebrate has a simple nervous system, a digestive tube that runs the length of their body and blood flowing in vessels?

a)

Mollusks

b)

Segmented Worms

c)

Sponges

d)

Echinoderms

14.

Earthworms need oxygen from the air to breathe. Which of the following allows earthworms to take in oxygen?

a)

Gills

b)

Specialized Cells

c)

Skin

d)

Nostrils

15.

Which group of invertebrates is known for its radial symmetry?

a)

Cnidarians

b)

Arthropods

c)

Sponges

d)

Mollusks

16.

You have observed an insect on a plant you notice that the insect looks like the leaves on the plant. Which adaptation for survival does this insect have?

a)

Mimicry

b)

Ejection

c)

Stinging

d)

Grouping

17.

Where do most crustaceans live?

a)

in the desert

b)

in water

c)

underground

d)

on mountains

18.

A new species of animal is discovered. It moves using a strong muscular foot, it lives in salt water, and

it has a shell surrounding its soft body. In which group of invertebrates should scientists place this new animal?

a)

Mollusks

b)

Segmented Worms

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Sponges

19.

You have observed an animal with an exoskeleton, 6 jointed legs and wings. It is probably a member of the largest group of invertebrates, a(n)___________________.

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Mollusks

c)

Arthropods

d)

Cnidarians

20.

Which invertebrate animal has the ability to camouflage itself and eject ink to protect its soft body

a)

Octopus

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Clam

d)

Earthworm