WorksheetsMarine Biology Quiz 4
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Animals that do not possess a backbone.
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Polyp
Medua
Animals that possess a backbone.
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Polyps
Medusa
A large opening on a sponge through which filtered water is expelled.
Osculum
Gemmule
Medusa
Endoderm
Cells within a sponge that produce its skeletal structure, perform digestion, and repair cell damage.
Amoebocytes
Osculum
Gemmule
Planula
A group of cells surrounded by a shell made of spiracles.
Gemmule
Larva
Medusa
Polyp
An immature stage of an animal that appears different from the adult stage.
Larva
Gemmule
Polyp
Medusa
A complete morphological change from larva to adult form.
Metamorphosis
Spherical Symmetry
Mesoglea
Osculum
An attached cnidarian stage, appearing sac-like or barrel-like with it's tentacles facing up.
Polyp
Medusa
Gemmule
Planula
A free-swimming cnidarian stage, appearing bell or umbrella-like with its tentacles facing down.
Medusa
Polyp
Mesoglea
Gemmule
A jellylike substance between the inner layer and outer layer of cells in a cnidarian.
Mesoglea
Nematocysts
Gemmule
Planula
Both the Portuguese Man-O-War and jellyfish are considered to be (a) because they can not swim against ocean currents.
Organisms in both Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria can reproduce sexually and asexually.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a function of amoebocytes in sponges?
Transport food
Produce Gametes
Expel waste
Repair damaged portions
Trap food particles in the water
Why isn't a cnidarian's gastrovascular cavity not a true gut?
Because it lacks an oral end.
Because it lacks an exit point
Because it is too short to be considered a true gut
Because it doesn't have a true stomach
What is the stinging cell of a cnidarian called, that is used to paralyze or kill their prey.
Nematocysts
Gemmule
Mesoglea
Osculum
These dinoflagellates are capable of photosynthesis and have a symbiotic relationship with coral, providing them carbon compounds they use as energy.
Zooxanthellae
Zooplankton
Medusa
Mesoglea
These cells in a sponge have flagella to help create currents in the water to keep the water moving through the sponge.
Pore Cell
Collar cells
osculum
Amoebocytes
This remarkable feature of sponges is when broken-off pieces of a sponge body can come back together and reorganize, forming new individual sponges.
Aggregation
Symmetry
Budding
Amoebocytes
