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Invertebrates

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An animal without a backbone is called a(n)
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
larva
d)
parasite
2.

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals are groups of __________________________.

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

3.

These invertebrates have soft body and often time shells for protection.

a)

sponges

b)

cnidarians

c)

worms

d)

mollusks

4.

These sessile organisms are filter feeders

a)

sponges

b)

cnidarians

c)

flatworms

d)

roundworms

5.
What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?
a)
asymmetrical
b)
radial
c)
bilateral 
d)
medial
6.
What surrounds the mouth of Cnidarians?
a)
guard cells
b)
pinococytes
c)
tentacles
d)
spines
7.
Which is not an example of mollusks?
a)
snail
b)
clam
c)
lobster
d)
octopus
8.

Sponges are members of the ________ Kingdom.

a)

Animal

b)

Larva

c)

Porifera

9.
Sponges belong to which group of animals?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
10.

Sponges get their food by

a)

going through photosynthesis

b)

decomposing it

c)

filter feeding

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

12.
What type of symmetry do cnidarians have
a)
asymmetrical
b)
bilateral
c)
radial
13.
Tapeworms live the host's _____
a)
intestines 
b)
stomach
c)
mouth
14.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
15.
Which is not an example of arthropods?
a)
crab
b)
grasshopper
c)
starfish
d)
spider
16.
An animal that can be divided into two parts  that are nearly mirror images of each other.
a)
blueprints
b)
asymmetry
c)
bilateral symmetry
d)
strategy
17.
A seastar can hold tightly to the surface it is touching because of the _____
a)
sieve
b)
endoskeleton
c)
tube feet
d)
eye spots 
18.
The type of symmetry found in all adult echinoderms is _____
a)
horizontal
b)
radial 
c)
bilateral
d)
regional 
19.
Most animals ________.
a)
are invertebrates
b)
are arthropods
c)
have jointed legs
d)
all of these
20.
In what phylum am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Cnidarian
d)
Annelid
21.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
22.
Which of the following is an example of a arthropod?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
sea star
23.
What phylum am I in?
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Cnidarian
c)
Mollusk
d)
Annelid
24.

Starfish are predators

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Ringworm is caused by a worm

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Annelid are segmented

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Which of the following applies to all animals?

a)

They are consumers

b)

They are multicellular

c)

Their cells have DNA

d)

Their cells have a nucleus

e)

All of the above

28.

The two starfish systems that are most closely related to the video clip we saw are

a)

digestive and respiratory

b)

skeletal and circulatory

c)

digestive and nervous

d)

nervous and circulatory

29.

Everything you read on the internet is true

a)

true

b)

FALSE!!!!

30.

We read about a __________________________________ and how he is tracking polar bears to develop solutions to problems resulting from environmental changes.

a)

wildlife biologist

b)

mechanical engineer

c)

dietician

d)

ecologist