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KINGDOM ANIMALIA: PHYLUM CNIDARIA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many cell layers do cnidarians have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

2.

True or False: Cnidarians do not have a central nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How do cnidarians absorb oxygen from the water and expel carbon dioxide?

a)

Through their tentacles

b)

Through diffusion

c)

By using their nematocysts

d)

By using their respiratory organs

4.

How do cnidarians reproduce?

a)

Only sexually

b)

Only asexually

c)

Both sexually and asexually

d)

Genetically reproduced in labs

5.

Based on their diet, cnidarians are _____.

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

photosynthetic

6.

What part of a cnidarian's body allows them to capture/kill their prey?

a)

The epidermis

b)

The polyp

c)

The nematocysts

d)

The nerve net

7.

What type of symmetry do cnidarians demonstrate?

a)

Bilateral symmetry

b)

Radial symmetry

8.

What life stage follows directly after the planula larva stage?

a)

The zygote stage

b)

The young medusa stage

c)

The bastula stage

d)

The polyp stage

9.

True or False: Cnidarians generally undergo two life stages: a polyp stage and a medusa stage

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What body type does this cnidarian possess?

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

11.

What body type does this cnidarian posses?

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

12.
Which of the following is a correct description of the polyp body form?
a)
It is sessile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.
b)
It is sessile and the mouth and tentacles point upward.
c)
It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.
d)
It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point upward.
13.
What surrounds the mouth of Cnidarians?
a)
guard cells
b)
pinococytes
c)
tentacles
d)
spines
14.
Which of the following is a correct description of the Cnidarian digestive tract?
a)
A complete digestive tract consisting of two openings.
b)
A complete digestive tract consisting of one opening
c)
An incomplete digestive tract consisting of two openings.
d)
contains only a mouth and an internal cavity.
15.

How do Hydra reproduce?

a)

binary fission

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

regeneration

d)

budding