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Invertebrates

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sponges belong to which group of animals?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
2.
Sponges get their food by 
a)
going through photosynthesis
b)
decomposing it
c)
sponges do not eat
d)
filter feeding
3.
Sponges are ________ which means attached to one spot.
a)
immobile
b)
mobile
c)
sessile
d)
spicule
4.
Most sponges are hermaphrodites.  What does this mean?
a)
sponges can produce their own food
b)
sponges can produce both eggs and sperm
c)
sponges cannot reproduce
d)
sponges can swim around
5.
What type of symmetry does a sponge have?
a)
bilateral symmetry
b)
radial symmetry
c)
asymmetrical
6.
What is the name of the phylum sponges belong to?
a)
mammals
b)
chordate
c)
cnidarians
d)
Porifera
7.
Sponges have many pores or ______ to circulate water. 
a)
osculum
b)
holes
c)
ostia
d)
spongin
8.
cells have sticky, funnel-shaped collar to collect food particles and a flagellum that creates a water current
a)
amoebocyte
b)
ostiocyte
c)
pinacocyte
d)
choanocyte
9.
large opening at the top of a sponge where water exits.
a)
ostia
b)
osculum
c)
orifice
d)
opening
10.

Which is the main difference between invertebrates and vertebrates?

a)

Invertebrates are heterotrophs and vertebrates are not.

b)

Vertebrates are multicellular and invertebrates are not.

c)

Invertebrates are warm-blooded and vertebrates are not.

d)

Vertebrates have an endoskeleton and invertebrates do not.

11.

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

12.

How do sponges obtain food?

a)

filter it from the water

b)

grasp it with tentacles

c)

pry it apart with tube feet

d)

put it in their mouth with jointed legs

13.
What is true about sponges?
a)
They have organs
b)
They have bilateral symmetry
c)
They have a true coelom
d)
They are animals
14.
 Segmented worms breathe by taking in oxygen through their______.
a)
Shells
b)
Skin
c)
Gills
d)
Lungs
15.
All of the following body systems can be found in a segmented worm EXCEPT the _______.
a)
Circulatory
b)
Digestive
c)
Reproductive
d)
Skeletal
16.
Which of the following is an example of a segmented worm?
a)
Tapeworm
b)
Nematode
c)
Leech
d)
Planarian
17.
Which of the following is a correct description of setae?
a)
Bristle-like structures that help earthworms move
b)
A thickened segment of the earthworm’s body that is used in reproduction
c)
A dividing wall or membrane
d)
An organ for excretion
18.
What does the term Annelida mean?
a)
Soft body
b)
Little rings
c)
Spiny skin
d)
Pore-bearer
19.
Earthworms are ___ and reproduce ___.
a)
hermaphroditic, sexually 
b)
hermaphroditic, asexually 
c)
diecious, sexually
d)
diecious, asexually
20.
Which phylum includes earthworms?
a)
Molluska
b)
Annelida
c)
Nematoda
d)
Echinodermata
21.
Which of the following is a segmented worm?
a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nematode
c)
Annelid
d)
Echinoderm
22.
A clitellum on an earthworm is associated with which system?
a)
Nervous
b)
Circulatory
c)
Reproductive
d)
Respriatory
23.
What are the external bristles used for movement in annelids?
a)
Parapodia
b)
Setae
c)
Foot
d)
Mantle
24.
Which of the following organisms is NOT an echinoderm?
a)
Sea cucumber
b)
Sand dollar
c)
Sea slug
d)
Brittle star
25.
What does the term Echinodermata mean?
a)
Tube feet
b)
Star shaped
c)
Spiny skin
d)
Soft body
26.
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Pentaradial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
27.
Echinoderms have a system of fluid-filled tubes called a(n)
a)
water vascular system
b)
nervous system
c)
pentaradial system
d)
digestive system
28.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily 
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea cucumber 
d)
sand dollar 
29.
Where does fertilization occur with sea stars?
a)
internal
b)
external
30.
Which of the following is the correct order for which water travels through the water vascular system? 
a)
sieve plate, stone canal, ring canal, radial canal, tube feet
b)
stone canal, sieve plate, radial canal, ring canal, tube feet 
c)
tube feet, radial canal, ring canal, stone canal, sieve plate
d)
sieve plate, radial canal, ring canal, stone canal, tube feet 
31.
What is F?
a)
Mouth
b)
Anus
c)
Sieve plate
d)
Tube foot
32.
Which of the following is the opening of a sea star's water vascular system?
a)
stone canal
b)
sieve plate
c)
ring canal
d)
tube feet
33.
# 2 is pointing to the sea star's...
a)
Anus
b)
Sieve plate
c)
Mouth
d)
Digestive glands
34.
# 5 is pointing to the sea star's...
a)
Ring Canal
b)
Radial Canal
c)
Gonads 
d)
Digestive Glands
35.
An invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body; most are protected by a hard outer shell.
a)
mollusk
b)
arthropod
c)
cnidarian
d)
flatworm
36.
What is molting?
a)
The process in which arthropods reproduce
b)
The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
c)
The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
d)
The process in which arthropods breathe
37.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
38.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
39.
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Myriapods
b)
Mammals
c)
Arachnids
d)
Birds
40.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
41.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
42.
What phylum is this.
a)
Crustacea
b)
Arachnida
c)
Insecta
d)
Myriapoda
43.
What phylum is this?
a)
Arachnid
b)
Insect
c)
Crustacean
d)
Myriapod
44.
What phylum is this?
a)
Myriapod
b)
Insect
c)
Arachnid
d)
Crustacean
45.
The removing and replacing of old exoskeleton is called
a)
metamorphosis
b)
replacement
c)
molting
d)
exoing
46.
What group of arthropods are centipedes and millipedes?
a)
myriapods
b)
arachnids
c)
crustaceans
d)
insects
47.
What type of mollusk is this
a)
bivalve
b)
cephalopod
c)
gastrapod
d)
segmented worm
48.
What is this?
a)
cephulupod
b)
cephalopod
c)
bivalve
d)
cnidarian
49.

Type of Arthropod with many segments and two legs per segment

a)

Arachnids

b)

Centipede

c)

Millipede

d)

Crustacean

e)

Insect

50.

Type of Arthropod with many segments and 4 legs per segment

a)

Arachnids

b)

Centipede

c)

Millipede

d)

Crustacean

e)

Insect

51.
Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?
a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
52.
A tube that carries air so an insect can breathe.
a)
cephalothorax
b)
trachea
c)
crustacean
d)
sucking tube
53.
The body segment that consists of the head and thorax fused together
a)
abdomen
b)
thorax
c)
chephalothroax
d)
pincers
54.

What are the spiders chelicerae used for?

a)

Fangs with poison glands used for protection.

b)

Oversized appendages used for protection.

c)

Small appendages used for reproduction.

d)

Oversized appendages used to attract a mate.

55.
What are the openings in the exoskeleton for gas exchange?
a)
trachea
b)
spiracles
c)
book lungs
d)
book gills
56.
a series of changes that transform an egg into an adult
a)
metamorphosis
b)
exoskeleton
c)
crustatean
d)
genesis 
57.
What type of skeleton do Arthropods have?
a)
Endoskeleton made of chitin
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate
d)
Exoskeleton made of chitin
58.
Appendages on crayfish for chewing food
a)
antennae
b)
maxillae
c)
mandible
d)
chelipeds
59.
The resting stage of insect development
a)
egg
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
60.
An outer opening of an insects gas exchange system
a)
barnacle 
b)
spicule
c)
spiracle 
d)
trachea 
61.
An insect that looks like a small adult when it hatches from the egg is called a
a)
larva
b)
nymph
c)
pupa
d)
adult
62.
All arthropods have
a)
poison fangs
b)
an exoskeleton
c)
a thorax
d)
leg hair
63.
All these animals are arthropods except
a)
scorpions 
b)
butterflies
c)
crabs
d)
sponges
64.
Egg --> Nymph --> Adult
a)
Incomplete Metamorphosis
b)
Complete Metamorphosis
65.
Crustaceans include which of the following animals?
a)
crab
b)
grasshopper
c)
scorpion
d)
fly
66.
How many legs do arachnids have?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
8
d)
sveral
67.
Insects have how many body parts?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
1
68.
How many body parts do crustaceans have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
69.
Two body parts, no antennae, eight legs describes.
a)
insects
b)
crabs
c)
arachnids
d)
crustaceans
70.
The monarch butterfly goes through which metamorphosis?
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
incomplete metamorphosis
71.
Lobsters, crab, and shrimp are all examples of .
a)
arachnids
b)
chelicerates
c)
myriapods
d)
crustaceans
72.
Arthropods have an internal skeleton.
a)
true
b)
false
73.

What do all cnidarians have?

a)

coral

b)

polyps

c)

stinging cells

d)

medusas

74.

What cnidarian body form usually swims free?

a)

medusa

b)

polyp

c)

sponge

d)

mollusk

75.

Which cnidarian body form usually stays attached to a surface?

a)

medusa

b)

polyp

c)

sponge

d)

mollusk

76.

The two body forms of cnidarians are

a)

left and right

b)

up and down

c)

polyp and medusa

d)

predator and prey

77.

What kind of cnidarians build massive underwater reefs?

a)

corals

b)

jelly fish

c)

sea anemone

d)

hydra

78.

One of these is NOT an example of a polyp

a)

coral

b)

sea anemone

c)

hydra

d)

sponges

79.

Where are the stinging cells of cnidarians found?

a)

on their tentacles

b)

in their stomach

c)

in their mouth

d)

on their bodies

80.

What body symmetry do cnidarians have?

a)

radial symmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

no symmetry

d)

none of these