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WorksheetsPhylum Porifera/Cnidaria Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of these is a picture of a choanocyte?
The large opening at the top of the sponge is called the
Osculum
Porocyte
Spicule
Spongocoel
Which of the following is NOT what a sponge skeleton can be made of?
Spongin
Spicule
Cnidocyst
Silica
Sponges feed by filtering _____________ out of the water column as it passes through the spongocoel.
small fish
oxygen
macro algae
plankton
What is the central internal cavity in a sponge body?
holdfast
spongocoel
osculum
spongin
What are stinging organelles with a coiled thread found in the tentacles which are used to capture prey or defend against predators?
cnidocytes
nematocytes
choanocyte
pinacocytes
What kingdom do jellyfish and sponges belong to?
Cnidaria
Animalia
Chlorophyta
Porifera
What are the two modes of asexual reproduction observed in a sponge?
binary fission
budding
regeneration
sexual reproduction
What type of sponge would have the most complex makeup?
Asconoid
Syconoid
Lueconoid
Radionoid
The first organisms to evolve tissues that helped with the movement of the organism?
Sponges
Cnidarians
Poriferians
Algae
This picture of a sea anemone would represent which form of a Cnidarian?
Larval
Polyp
Medusa
Free-swimming
True or False? Both Porifera and Cnidaria can reproduce via asexual and/or sexual reproduction.
True
False
Which phylum first developed a mouth with a central digestive area due to the two cell layers, endoderm and ectoderm.
Porifera
Cnidaria
Animalia
Jellyfish
Cnidarians were the first animals to develop _____________ cells so they could react to their environment.
epidermis
gastrodermis
nerve
collar
Which of the following BEST describes a Porifera's role in the ocean?
filter feeder
suspension feeder
predator
herbivore
Asconoid, Syconoid, Leuconoid
Asconoid
Syconoid
Leuconoid
The picture represents what body type for a sponge?
Leuconoid
Syconoid
Asconoid
Barraconoid
All animals in phylum Cnidaria demonstrate _____________.
radial symmetry
asymmetry
bilateral symmetry
pretty symmetry
Animals in the phylum Cnidaria do not have brains. Instead, they have ________ _______ that conduct signals throughout their bodies.
nerve nets
nerve maps
nerve pathways
nerve roads
Name this body type.
Medusa
Polyp
Leuconoid
Asconoid
Which of the following is NOT a cnidarian?
Jellyfish
Anemone
Sponge
Coral
