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Animal Kingdom- Phylum Porifera TO Arthropoda

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a picture of a choanocyte?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

The large opening at the top of the sponge is called the

a)

Osculum

b)

Porocyte

c)

Spicule

d)

Spongocoel

3.

Which of the following is NOT what a sponge skeleton can be made of?

a)

Spongin

b)

Spicule

c)

Cnidocyst

d)

Silica

4.
Choanocytes are also known as _____.
a)
epithelial cells
b)
amoeboid cells
c)
collar cells
d)
pore cells
5.

Sponges feed by filtering _____________ out of the water column as it passes through the spongocoel.

a)

small fish

b)

oxygen

c)

macro algae

d)

plankton

6.

What are stinging organelles with a coiled thread found in the tentacles which are used to capture prey or defend against predators?

a)

cnidocytes

b)

nematocytes

c)

choanocyte

d)

pinacocytes

7.

What are the two modes of asexual reproduction observed in a sponge?

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

sexual reproduction

8.

The first organisms to evolve tissues that helped with the movement of the organism?

a)

Sponges

b)

Cnidarians

c)

Poriferians

d)

Algae

9.

This picture of a sea anemone would represent which form of a Cnidarian?

a)

Larval

b)

Polyp

c)

Medusa

d)

Free-swimming

10.

Cnidarians were the first animals to develop _____________ cells so they could react to their environment.

a)

epidermis

b)

gastrodermis

c)

nerve

d)

collar

11.
What is the function of the scolex of a tapeworm?
a)
To attach to the intestinal wall of the host 
b)
To reproduce
c)
To get rid of waste
d)
To carry the eggs
12.

Why are Platyhelminthes flat?

a)

the type of respiratory system they contain

b)

because they have no respiratory system and they respire by diffusion across skin

c)

the placement of their mouth 2/3 of the way down their ventral surface

d)

They are acoelomates with bilateral symmetry

13.

Which of the following best describes the body cavity of a flatworm?

a)

acoelomate

b)

pseudocoelomate

c)

true coelomate

d)

diploblastic

14.

Which of the following is not an arthropod characteristic?

a)

Jointed appendages

b)

Nonsegmented body

c)

molting

d)

exoskeleton

15.
All of the following body systems can be found in a segmented worm EXCEPT the _______.
a)
Circulatory
b)
Digestive
c)
Reproductive
d)
Skeletal
16.

Which annelid has developed the ability to suck blood from other organisms?

a)

Earthworms

b)

Bristle worms

c)

Leeches

d)

Roundworms

17.
What type of circulatory system do annelids have?
a)
Open Circulatory System
b)
Closed Circulatory System
c)
They don't need a circulatory system
d)
They have both types
18.
Which structure is NOT associated with digestion?
a)
Gizzard
b)
pharynx
c)
nephridia
d)
crop
19.

Another word for "Molting" is called

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Tagmatization

c)

Scaling

d)

Ecdysis

20.
Characteristics of Phylum Arthopoda:
a)
segmented, coelomate, bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton, jointed appendages
b)
true segmentation, coelomate, parapodium
c)
endoskeleton, unbranced appendages, no segmentation, acoelomate
d)
3 pair of legs, 3 body segments, exoskeleton, trachae
21.

Crustaceans have

a)

Cephalothorax and abdomen

b)

two pairs of antennae

c)

five or more pairs of legs

d)

all of these answers are true

22.

Filarial worms (also called thread worms) that live in the lymphatic system where they block vessels causing fluid to build up and enlarge various appendages, a condition called elephantiasis.

a)

Wuchereria

b)

Trichinella

c)

Necator

d)

Ascaris

e)

Enterobius

23.

The nematode ______________________ is a fluid-filled cavity that contains the visceral organs and forms a hydrostatic skeleton.

a)

mesoderm

b)

acoelom

c)

pseudocoelom

d)

coelom

24.

What is an animal that has both male and female organs?

a)

Acoelomate

b)

Intersex

c)

Hermaphrodite