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Ch 16a sponges & cnidarians

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following animals has an endoskeleton?

a)

spiny lobster

b)

blue eyed darner dragonfly

c)

black bear

d)

antler coral

2.

Which of the following animals has an exoskeleton?

a)

orb spider

b)

cutthroat trout

c)

green iguana

d)

mule deer

3.

What type of body plan does a house cat have?

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

radial symmetry

c)

assymetry

d)

none of these

4.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an animal?

a)

the exchanging of gases with its environment

b)

having some means of support

c)

reproducing after its own kind

d)

being autotrophic

5.

Most animals are what?

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

both A & B

d)

neither A nor B

6.

Which of the following is a significant difference between sponges and other animals?

a)

sponges have an asymmetrical body plan

b)

sponges have no germ layers

c)

sponges do not move through their environments

d)

all of these are differences

7.

Sponges are hermaphroditic, which means that sponges:

a)

are all male

b)

are all female

c)

have both male and female reproductive structures

d)

none of these

8.

The phylum Cnidaria is named for the cnidocytes found in these organisms. Cnidocytes are specialized _____ cells.

a)

swimming

b)

stinging

c)

feeding

d)

reproductive

9.

Cnidarians exist in one of two forms, as either a ____ or ____

a)

polyp, nematocyst

b)

nematocyst, medusa

c)

medusa, coral

d)

medusa, polyp

10.

Animals with radial symmetry can be divided into left and right halves by a line through their center.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

All animals are heterotrophic.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Animals have cell walls made of starch.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

All animals have some kind of circulation to provide nutrients to all their cells.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Most animals reproduce sexually, but some can reproduce asexually.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The walls of a sponge's body are supported by the fluid pressure within the sponge's pores.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Sponges feed by trapping food particles carried by water currents through the sponge's pores.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Sponges are hermaphroditic, meaning that they have both male and female reproductive structures.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Cnidarians have no nerve tissue.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Many cnidarians have a life history that includes both polyp and medusa forms.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Cnidarians capture their prey with specialized stinging cells called cnidocytes.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Cnidarians that practice sexual reproduction are generally either male or female rather then hermaphroditic.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Reef-building corals live in a symbiotic relationship with algae.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

free-swimming adult medusa

a)

sponges

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

24.

internal support in the form of hard spicules

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

25.

adults are sessile with stone-like protective coating

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

26.

internal support in the form of hydroskeleton

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

27.

the primary reef builders

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

28.

collar cells that engulf food particles

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

29.

have stinging tentacles

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sponge

d)

coral

30.

adults sessile, no stone-like protective coating

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea cucumber

d)

coral

31.

no germ layers

a)

sponge

b)

jellyfish

c)

sea anemone

d)

coral

32.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

sponge

b)

hydra

c)

jellyfish

d)

sea anemone

33.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

sponge

b)

hydra

c)

jellyfish

d)

sea anemone

34.

What animal is this?

a)

sponge

b)

hydra

c)

jellyfish

d)

sea anemone

35.

What animal is this?

a)

coral

b)

jellyfish

c)

hydra

d)

sea anemone