WorksheetsCnidaria
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Cnidarians have...
No symmetry
Radial symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
How many cell layers do cnidarians have?
0
1
2
3
What is the "hollow gut" of a cnidarian?
polyp
gastrovascular cavity
mesoglea
cnidocyte
True or False: Cnidarians do not have a central nervous system.
True
False
How are nervous responses in cnidarians controlled?
by their gastrovascular cavity
through the mesoglea
by the nerve net
through the filaments in their nematocysts
True or False: All cnidarians are sessile.
True
False
Which part of a cnidarian's body is waste dispelled from?
the gastrodermis
the tentacles
the mesoglea
the gastrovascular cavity
What part of a cnidarian's body allows them to capture/kill their prey?
the epidermis
the polyp
the nematocysts
the nerve net
What life stage follows directly after the planula stage?
the zygote stage
the young medusa stage
the bastula stage
the polyp stage
What body type does this cnidarian possess?
Polyp
Medusa
What body type does this cnidarian posses?
Polyp
Medusa
Cnidarians include which of the following?
anemones and coral
jellyfish
hydra
box jellies
The layer that lines the inner surface of the gastrovascular cavity is called the
mesoglea
gastrodermis
epidermis
cnidodermis
This picture shows
muscles of polyp
nematocysts of polyp
nerve net of polyp
brain of a polyp
Cnidarians display which of the following?
cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
The larva of Cnidarians are called
amphiblast
planula
gemmules
polyp
This type of budding results in an 8-armed free moving ephrae.
gemmulation
colonial buds
sexual reproduction
strobiliation
What is the most deadly cnidarian?
Anemone
Box jellyfish
Hydra
Portuguese Man-of-War
Cnidarians are named after __________, the stinging cells found in their tentacles.
cnidocytes
cnidocils
nematocysts
cniliocysts
When the _________ is triggered, the operculum opens on the cnidocyte.
cnidocil
barb
nematocyst
cnidocyte
All jellyfish belong to phylum ____________.
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Anthozoa
Scyphozoa
All of the following animals belong to phylum Cnidaria EXCEPT:
jellyfish
anemones
corals
octopuses
The _______________ is where the barb and thread are stored until the cnidocyte is triggered.
nematocyst
cnidocil
operculum
overture
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
A jellyfish is covered in an outer layer of cells called the epidermis. Within the epidermis is the ____________, which is the jelly-like interior of the animal.
mesoglea
rhopalium
brachial tentacle
manubrium
The epidermis is made of epitheliomuscular cells and interstitial cells. Which one is responsible for movement?
epitheliomuscular
interstitial
both
neither
What is another name for the endoderm in Cnidarians?
epidermis
mesoglea
gastrodermis
cnidocil
Which of the following is a key evolutionary advance from Porifera?
being sessile
having cells
being a carnivore
extracellular digestion
Cnidarians are venomous
true
false
The nerve net can sense
gravity
chemicals
light
touch
H
endoderm
ectoderm
cnidocyte
tentacle
I
endoderm
ectoderm
cnidocyte
tentacle
K
Mouth
Anus
Mouth/anus
pore
