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Sponges & Cnidarians Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cnidarians have what kind of symmetry?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
2.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
3.

Sponges belong to the phylum named __________________.

a)

cnidaria

b)

porifera

c)

annelida

d)

platyhelminthes

4.

Which of the following is not a cnidarian?

a)

jellyfish

b)

coral

c)

hydra

d)

squid

5.

---------- are invertebrates that have 2 different body plans - a polyp & a medusa.

a)

flatworms

b)

cnidarians

c)

roundworms

d)

sponges

6.

How do sponges reproduce?

a)

Asexually

b)

Sexually

c)

Neither

d)

Both

7.
What is the translation of the Phylum Porifera?
a)
Stinging cells
b)
Filter feeders
c)
Soft bodied
d)
Pore bearing
8.

What is a phylum?

a)

a class of marine coelenterates which comprises the jellyfishes.

b)

a mobile cell in the body of invertebrates.

c)

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes the sea anemones and corals.

d)

a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.

9.

What is a scyphozoa?

a)

a form of cnidarian in which the body is shaped like an umbrella.

b)

a class of marine coelenterates which comprises the jellyfishes.

c)

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes the sea anemones and corals.

d)

a mobile cell in the body of invertebrates.

10.

What do sponges eat?

a)

filter bacteria, protists, and small crustaceans from the water.

b)

filter feeders

c)

neither

d)

all of the above

11.
This form of cnidaria is known as a _______.
a)
polyp
b)
medusa
12.
Sponges use pores to 
a)
move from place to place.
b)
filter food from the water.
c)
defend themselves.
13.

True or false: Sponges lack true tissues.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What shape is a polyp?

a)

umbrella shape

b)

vase shape

15.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

cnidocytes are specialized cells used for defense.

b)

cnidarians are luminescent.

c)

nematocytes are structures inside the cnidocyte that contain stinging filaments.

d)

all of the above