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Animal Phyla

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following is/are true of animals?

They are multicellular.

They are eukaryotic.

They are heterotrophs.

All choices are correct.

To which phylum do vertebrates belong?

Chordata

Cnidaria

Echinodermata

Arthropoda

Organisms, like sponges, lacking body tissues and body symmetry belong to which of the following phyla?

Cnidaria

Mollusca

Nematoda

Porifera

Mollusks include which of the following?

Octopus, Squid, Slugs, Snails

Fish, Squid, Jellyfish, Sea cucumbers

Sea stars, Sea cucumbers, sea urchins

Oysters, Fish, Whales, Sponges

Which of the following are examples of echinoderms?

Jellyfish, Hydrozoa, Squid

Slugs, Snails, Mussels

Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

bony fish, cartilaginous fish

Which of the following is a gastropod?

snail

octopus

clam

zebra

Which of the following adaptations increases flexibility and motion in annelids?

complete digestive tract

endoskeleton

segmentation

three tissue layers

Animals that have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton are members of the phylum. It is the largest animal phylum.

platyhelminthes

arthropoda

annelida

cnidaria

What is the special structure of an arthropod that provides structure and protection from the outside?

An endoskeleton

Spicules

An exoskeleton

A shell

10.

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

Species

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

11.

Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...

domain

kingdom

species

class

12.

What phylum is able to regenerate from one limb, and includes starfish?

Echinoderms

Chordates

Cnidarians

Arthropods

13.

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

14.

Scientists classify living organisms by --

placing them in groups with organisms that share similar characteristics.

determining if the organism is harmful or helpful

the type of brain the organism has

giving each one several different kingdom names.

15.

Sponges get their food by filtering it from the water. This makes them-

filter feeders

omnivores

plantavores

hermaphrodites

16.

What is the defining characteristic of cnidarians?

tentacles

radial symmetry

stinging cells

larva

17.

Identify this animal.

sponge

cnidarian

roundworm

flatworm

18.

Which phylum includes hookworms, pinworms, and heart worms? They are also known as roundworms, and many are parasites.

Platyhelminthes

Nematoda

Annelida

19.

True or False. Platyhelminthes (flat worms) are hermaphrodites.

True

False

20.

Which is the oldest animal phylum?

Porifera

Cnidaria

Platyhelminthes

Nematoda

Annelida

21.

Which form of the Cnidaria phylum is sessile, or unable to move?

Polyp

Medusa

22.

Birds, Reptiles, Mammals, Amphibians and Fish all belong to which phylum?

Annelida

Chordata

Nematoda

Arthropoda

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Animal Phyla

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

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