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Sponges

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name

Class

Date

Sponges belong to which group of animals?

Vertebrates

Invertebrates

Most sponges are hermaphrodites. What does this mean?

sponges can produce their own food

sponges can produce both eggs and sperm

sponges cannot reproduce

sponges can swim around

What type of symmetry does a sponge have?

bilateral symmetry

radial symmetry

asymmetrical

What is the name of the phylum sponges belong to?

mammals

chordate

cnidarians

Porifera

___________ are tiny hard particles that give a sponge support and can provide protection when they stick out of a sponge.

spongin

bones

buds

spicules

Sponges have many pores or ______ to circulate water.

osculum

holes

ostia

spongin

cells have sticky, funnel-shaped collar to collect food particles and a flagellum that creates a water current

amoebocyte

ostiocyte

pinacocyte

choanocyte

large opening at the top of a sponge where water exits.

ostia

osculum

orifice

opening

How do sponges obtain food?

filter it from the water

grasp it with tentacles

pry it apart with tube feet

put it in their mouth with jointed legs

10.

What is true about sponges?

They have organs

They have bilateral symmetry

They have a true coelom

They are animals

11.

The small "hairs" inside the sponge that move water are called...

Flagella

Collar cells

Osculum

Pores

12.

The cells inside the sponge that have flagella (and absorb food) are called...

Collar cells

Flagella

Osculum

Pores

13.

The large empty space in the middle of the sponge is called the...

atrium

pores

collar cells

flagella

14.

Which one is NOT true about sponges?

They are multicellular

They are autotrophs

They are eukaryotes

They are the simplest animals on Earth

15.

Asexual reproduction in sponges can produce capsules that are resistant and can survive harsh conditions. These cells are called

choanocytes

gemmules

spongocoel

gametes

16.

A sponge body that has infoldings of the body wall would be considered

sycon

leucon

ascon

17.

Because sponges cannot move around they are considered ______.

sessile

senile

sedementary

spongin

18.

Asexual sponge reproduction where a piece of the adult sponge breaks off and settles in a new area growing to adulthood.

broadcast spawning

branching

budding

forcast spawning

19.

True/False: Sponges reproduce by both sexual and asexual reproduction.

True

False

20.

The part of the sponge that includes the flagella and the collar is the ________________________ cell.

Mesenchyme

Amoebocyte

Choanocyte

Hermaphrodite

21.

The spongin and spicules make up what in sponges?

digestive tract

skin

stomach

skeleton

22.

cells that create spicules, absorb nutrients and oxygen, and can transform into other cell types

amoebocyte

porocyte

pinacocyte

ostiocyte

23.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongebob Squarepants

Patrick Star

Mr. Krab

Squidward

24.

What habitat can sponges be found or inhabit?

saltwater

terrestrial

freshwater

saltwater and freshwater

25.

Which type of sponge has more than one oscullum and is often the largest in size?

asconoid

synconoid

leuconoid

quatranoid

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Sponges

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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