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Porifera

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the only animal of the Phylum Porifera

a)

Coral reef

b)

Sponges

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Sea turtles

2.

The sponge has no organs, tissues, and no nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Sponges get their food by 
a)
going through photosynthesis
b)
decomposing it
c)
sponges do not eat
d)
filter feeding
4.
___________ are tiny hard particles that give a sponge support and can provide protection when they stick out of a sponge.
a)
spongin
b)
bones
c)
buds
d)
spicules
5.
cells have sticky, funnel-shaped collar to collect food particles and a flagellum that creates a water current
a)
amoebocyte
b)
ostiocyte
c)
pinacocyte
d)
choanocyte
6.

How do sponges obtain food?

a)

filter it from the water

b)

grasp it with tentacles

c)

pry it apart with tube feet

d)

put it in their mouth with jointed legs

7.
What is true about sponges?
a)
They have organs
b)
They have bilateral symmetry
c)
They have a true coelom
d)
They are animals
8.

Sponges are primarily sessile organisms. What does this mean?

a)

They live permanently in one palce

b)

They move around their whole life

9.
Asexual sponge reproduction where a piece of the adult sponge breaks off and settles in a new area growing to adulthood.
a)
broadcast spawning
b)
branching
c)
budding
d)
forcast spawning
10.

What organization level are sponges?

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Cellular

d)

No true organization

11.

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

a)

Osculum

b)

Porocyte

c)

Spicule

d)

Spongocoel

12.
Vertebrates don't have a backbone
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Sponges have endoskeleton_

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Sponges have radial symmetry.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Most sponges are hermaphrodites.  What does this mean?
a)
sponges can produce their own food
b)
sponges can produce both eggs and sperm
c)
sponges cannot reproduce
d)
sponges can swim around
16.

Are organisms in the phylum Porifera Vertebrates or Invertebrates? Why?

a)

Vertebrates because they have a true back bone.

b)

Invertebrates because they have a true back bone.

c)

Vertebrates because they lack a true back bone.

d)

Invertebrates because they lack a true back bone

17.

Pick the description of sponge that is correct.

a)

Unicellular, has tissues, reproduces asexually

b)

Multicellular,

no tissues or organ systems,

reproduces asexually or sexually

c)

Unicellular,

marine,

filter feeder

d)

Multicellular, tissues regulate filter feeding

18.

Select the correct description of a Sponges body plan.

a)

Sponges are asymmetrical because one side is different than the other.

b)

Sponges are symmetrical because one side is the same as the other.

c)

Sponges are asymmetrical because one side is the same as the other.

d)

Sponges are symmetrical because one side is different than the other.

19.

Sponges live in what habitat?

a)

Mostly marine habitats but also in some estuaries.

b)

Terrestrial boreal forrests.

c)

Saltwater Savannah on land

d)

In the rainforest.

20.

What kingdom include Sponges, or other organisms in the Phylum Porifera?

a)

Fungi

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Protists

21.

How do Sponges interact with organisms around them?

a)

Sponges provide shelter for algae, shrimp, and crabs.

b)

sponges are heterotrophic and hunt fish around them.

c)

Sponges decompose organic materials in the coral.

d)

Sponges are sessile and do not interact with organisms in the environment.