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Sponges to Roundworms

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sponges are classified into this phylum.

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Porifera

c)

Nematoda

d)

Platyhelminthes

2.

Cnidarians include which of the following?

a)

Tapeworms and hookworms

b)

Heartworms and Trichinella

c)

Jellyfish and sea anemones

d)

None of the above

3.

Tapeworms and Planarians are

a)

Roundworms

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Flatworms

4.

Nematodes include which of the following?

a)

Ascaris

b)

Hookworms

c)

Heartworms

d)

Trichinella

e)

All of the above

5.

The hydra is a member of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Porifera

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Nematoda

6.

Which characteristic below is NOT related to animals?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

Generally mobile

d)

Can make its own food.

7.

Without sunlight, animals cannot digest their food.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following have bilateral symmetry? (Check all that apply)

a)

Fish

b)

Humans

c)

Beetles

d)

Sand dollars

e)

None of the above

9.

Animals are heterotrophic.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Sponges filter microscopic organisms from the water.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Check all those below that have radial symmetry.

a)

Brittle stars

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Corals

d)

Hydra

12.

Coral reefs are built by small animals called sponges.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which kind of chemical found in water pollution can damage coral reefs?

a)

Oil

b)

Gas

c)

Fertilizers

d)

All of these

14.

Offshore coral reefs provide homes for the young of ___________ species that people eat.

a)

sponge

b)

coral

c)

fish

d)

sea star

15.

Which of the following has NOT been used as an artificial coral reef?

a)

Oil rigs

b)

Plastic pipes

c)

Old tires

d)

Steel drums

16.

Reef balls are made out of a special kind of ______ that does not dissolve in seawater.

a)

concrete

b)

steel

c)

rubber

d)

plastic

17.

Because reef balls are molded around a __________, they can be moved to the site easily.

a)

basketball

b)

balloon

c)

boat

d)

steel drum

18.

The simplest of all animals is the __________________.

a)

Sponge

b)

Tapeworm

c)

Planarian

d)

Jellyfish

19.

Which choice below is an advantage of reef balls.

a)

Reef balls move during ocean storms.

b)

Reef balls dissolve in seawater.

c)

Rough surfaces allow coral polyps to easily attach.

d)

Reef balls prevent fish from finding shelter from predators.

20.

Choose below those structures that could serve as artificial coral reefs.

a)

Oil rigs

b)

Old tires

c)

Concrete pipes

d)

Balloons

e)

None of the above

21.

The body of a sponge is covered with many small openings called ____________.

a)

osculi

b)

polyps

c)

pores

d)

spicules

22.

Organisms permanently attached to one place are _______.

a)

sessile

b)

motile

c)

protozoans

d)

free swimming

23.

A hermaphrodite is an animal that produces ___________.

a)

only eggs

b)

both sperm and eggs

c)

only sperm

d)

neither sperm nor eggs

24.

Sponge larvae have _________ that allow them to swim about in water.

a)

flagella

b)

fins

c)

cilia

d)

pseudopods

25.

A cnidarian with a _____________ form body plan is bell-shaped and free swimming.

a)

polyp

b)

nematocyst

c)

proglottid

d)

medusa

26.

Cnidarians reproduce ______________.

a)

only sexually

b)

only asexually

c)

both sexually and asexually

d)

neither sexually and asexually

27.

The nerve net of a cnidarian carries _______________.

a)

blood

b)

food

c)

gametes

d)

none of the above

28.

Scientists think that the first form of cnidarian was the ....

a)

medusa

b)

polyp

c)

larvae

d)

hydra

29.

All of the following are groups of cnidarians EXCEPT ....

a)

corals

b)

jellyfish

c)

protozoans

d)

sea anemones

30.

Collar cells function to ....

a)

move water through the sponge.

b)

filter microscopic food particles from water.

c)

produce gametes.

d)

digest microscopic food particles.

31.

What are spicules made of? (Check all that apply)

a)

Silicone

b)

Silica

c)

Calcium Carbonate

d)

Carbon

32.

Nematocysts paralyze prey by releasing ________________.

a)

neurotoxins

b)

venom

c)

analgesics

d)

antiseptics

33.

Most flatworms live in saltwater, while others live in _______.

a)

the bloodstream of animals

b)

nerve tissue

c)

freshwater

d)

the upper atmosphere

34.

Planarians are _____________ flatworms.

a)

filter-feeding

b)

free-living

c)

parasitic

d)

disease-causing

35.

The body of a planarian is covered with __________.

a)

flagella

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

cilia

36.

Most planarians are ______________, exchanging sperm with one another.

a)

asexual

b)

parasitic

c)

polyps

d)

hermaphrodites

37.

Body segments of a tapeworm are called ____________.

a)

proglottids

b)

coeloms

c)

cavities

d)

chambers

38.

Tapeworms use ________________ to attach to intestinal walls - it is composed of hooks and suckers.

a)

a scolex

b)

a proglottid

c)

cilia

d)

flagella

39.

Humans get ____________ by walking barefoot over dirt in the deep South.

a)

Trichinella

b)

hookworm

c)

heartworm

d)

Ascaris

40.

Humans develop _____________ by eating undercooked pork.

a)

river blindness

b)

Anisakiasis

c)

trichinosis

d)

guinea worms

41.

A young worm with a protective covering is called a _________.

a)

cyst

b)

larva

42.

Roundworms are members of phylum ____________.

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Nematoda

c)

Porifera

d)

Cnidaria

43.

Roundworms are _______________,

a)

acoelomates

b)

true coelomates

c)

pseudocoelomates

d)

hermaphrodites

44.

All worms have this type of symmetry.

a)

Radial

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Circumferal

d)

Bilateral

45.

The bell-shaped body plan of cnidarians.

a)

Amorphic

b)

Polyp

c)

Medusa

d)

None of the above

46.

An example of a filter-feeder.

a)

Sponge

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Planaria

d)

Heartworm

47.

The ability to replace lost body parts.

a)

Clone generation

b)

Regeneration

c)

Sexual reproduction

d)

Restitution

48.

Corals, jellyfish, hydra and sea anemones are ....

a)

cnidarians.

b)

porifera.

c)

nematodes.

d)

platyhelminthes,

49.

Phylum said to have a "tube within a tube".

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidarians

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

50.

Cells are organized into only two layers.

a)

Sponges and flatworms

b)

Roundworms and jellyfish

c)

Sponges and jellyfish

d)

Flatworms and roundworms