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PHYLUM CHORDATA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This structure is present in all embryos and may or may not be present in adults.

a)

Notochord

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Gnatho

2.

Which organisms are in the class Agnatha?

a)

Lampreys

b)

frogs

c)

snakes

d)

birds

3.

What is a characteristic of the class Agnatha?

a)

do not have jaws

b)

go through metamorphosis

c)

can fly

d)

have feathers

4.

Which organisms are classified in the class Amphibia?

a)

Birds

b)

Fish

c)

Snakes

d)

Frogs

5.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the class Amphibia?

a)

do not have jaws

b)

goes through metamorphosis

c)

can fly

d)

have feathers

6.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the class Chondrichthyes?

a)

They have a cartilage skeleton (not bone)

b)

they have a bone skeleton

c)

they do not have jaws

d)

they go through metamorphosis

7.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the class Mammalia?

a)

They have mammary glands to produce milk.

b)

They go through metamorphosis.

c)

They do not have jaws.

d)

They can fly.

8.

Which class of Chordates includes ectothermic tetrapods with dry scaly skin?

a)

Amphibia

b)

Reptilia

c)

Aves

d)

Mammalia

9.

What are the 3 classes of fish?

a)

Class Agnatha

b)

Class Amphibia

c)

Class Chondrichthyes

d)

Class Reptilia

e)

Class Osteichthyes

10.

Check ALL that apply to all Vertebrates.

a)

have an endoskeleton

b)

have bilateral symmetry

c)

have scales in the skin

d)

have gills

e)

have en exoskeleton

11.

How many chambers does a fish heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Pharyngeal slits, endoskeleton derived from mesoderm and ventral heart are characteristics for

a)

Annelida

b)

Chordata

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Nematoda

13.

Usual mode of reproduction: Sexual

Type of fertilization: External

Embryology: Blastopore contributes to the formation of anus; cleavage is radial

Symmetry: Immature form is bilateral; mature form is five-part radial

Body cavity: Lined with tissue derived from mesoderm

Segmentation: No evidence

Skeleton: Spiny exoskeleton secreted by the dermis and covered with a thin epidermis

Habitat: marine


Into what phylum should this organism be placed?

a)

Chordata

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Nematoda

14.

The ciliated, free-swimming larva of the cnidarian is called a _______________.

a)

blastula

b)

planula

c)

meusa

d)

polyp

15.

Which phylum is comprised of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical and tripoblastic organisms?

a)

nematoda

b)

chordata

c)

porifera

d)

platyhelminthes