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Phylum Porifera/Cnidaria Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a picture of a choanocyte?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

The large opening at the top of the sponge is called the

a)

Osculum

b)

Porocyte

c)

Spicule

d)

Spongocoel

3.

Which of the following is NOT what a sponge skeleton can be made of?

a)

Spongin

b)

Spicule

c)

Cnidocyst

d)

Silica

4.
Choanocytes are also known as _____.
a)
epithelial cells
b)
amoeboid cells
c)
collar cells
d)
pore cells
5.

Sponges feed by filtering _____________ out of the water column as it passes through the spongocoel.

a)

small fish

b)

oxygen

c)

macro algae

d)

plankton

6.

What is the central internal cavity in a sponge body?

a)

holdfast

b)

spongocoel

c)

osculum

d)

spongin

7.

What are stinging organelles with a coiled thread found in the tentacles which are used to capture prey or defend against predators?

a)

cnidocytes

b)

nematocytes

c)

choanocyte

d)

pinacocytes

8.

What kingdom do jellyfish and sponges belong to?

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Animalia

c)

Chlorophyta

d)

Porifera

9.

What are the two modes of asexual reproduction observed in a sponge?

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

sexual reproduction

10.

What type of sponge would have the most complex makeup?

a)

Asconoid

b)

Syconoid

c)

Lueconoid

d)

Radionoid

11.

The first organisms to evolve tissues that helped with the movement of the organism?

a)

Sponges

b)

Cnidarians

c)

Poriferians

d)

Algae

12.

This picture of a sea anemone would represent which form of a Cnidarian?

a)

Larval

b)

Polyp

c)

Medusa

d)

Free-swimming

13.

True or False? Both Porifera and Cnidaria can reproduce via asexual and/or sexual reproduction.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which phylum first developed a mouth with a central digestive area due to the two cell layers, endoderm and ectoderm.

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Animalia

d)

Jellyfish

15.

Cnidarians were the first animals to develop _____________ cells so they could react to their environment.

a)

epidermis

b)

gastrodermis

c)

nerve

d)

collar

16.

Which of the following BEST describes a Porifera's role in the ocean?

a)

filter feeder

b)

suspension feeder

c)

predator

d)

herbivore

17.
What are the three body types for Porifera?
a)

Asconoid, Syconoid, Leuconoid

b)
Coelomate, Acoelomate, Pseudocoelomate
c)
Polyp, Medusa, Cube
d)
Pseudopodia, Cilliated, Flagellated
18.
The __________ is the simplest, but least common body form of sponge 
a)

Asconoid

b)
Demospongiae
c)

Syconoid 

d)

Leuconoid

19.

The picture represents what body type for a sponge?

a)

Leuconoid

b)

Syconoid

c)

Asconoid

d)

Barraconoid

20.

All animals in phylum Cnidaria demonstrate _____________.

a)

radial symmetry

b)

asymmetry

c)

bilateral symmetry

d)

pretty symmetry

21.

Animals in the phylum Cnidaria do not have brains. Instead, they have ________ _______ that conduct signals throughout their bodies.

a)

nerve nets

b)

nerve maps

c)

nerve pathways

d)

nerve roads

22.

Name this body type.

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Leuconoid

d)

Asconoid

23.

Which of the following is NOT a cnidarian?

a)

Jellyfish

b)

Anemone

c)

Sponge

d)

Coral

24.
How many cell layers do jelly fish have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
The structure of a sponge that attaches to the rocks and other substrate is called a/an ________________________?
a)
holdfast
b)
false foot
c)
root
d)
spicule