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Invertebrates Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ___________________ is an animal that does not have a backbone.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

2.

The hard outer covering of an arthropod is called a(n)?

a)

Skeleton

b)

Exoskeleton

c)

Skin

d)

roof

3.
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
a)
Mullosk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
4.
In what phylum am I?
a)
Annelid
b)
Mollusk
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
5.

Oysters and other aquatic invertebrates can be seen as the "Canary in a Coalmine" metaphor for ecosystems. Which term best matches the meaning of this metaphor?

a)

Bioindicator

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Metamorphosis

6.

ID the insect: (a)  

7.

ID the term best matching this insect.

a)

dragonfly

b)

damselfly

c)

mayfly

d)

grasshopper

8.

This type of spider is known for the kind of webs it builds to catch prey.

a)

Funnel Spider

b)

Wolf Spider

c)

Orb Weaver

d)

Jumping Spider

9.

Which important role do millipedes play in an ecosystem?

a)

predator/pest control

b)

decomposer/nutrient cycler

c)

pollinator

d)

ecosystem engineer

10.

In many cases, insecticides have stopped being effective because new generations of insects

a)

developed mutations from the chemicals.

b)

inherited resistance genes.

c)

are eaten by predators.

d)

haven't been exposed to the insecticide.