WorksheetsStarfish
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What kingdom is a Starfish
Animal
Plant
Mollusk
Cnidarian
What phylum is a Starfish
Animal
Echinoderm
Mollusk
Cnidarian
The mouth of a starfish is located on the top side (aboral)
True
False
The mouth of a starfish is located on the bottom side
True
False
The water vascular system and stomachs are located on the
Tube Feet
Eye Spots
Ring Canal
Central Disk
Another name for the arms of a starfish
Rays
Spinicles
Limbs
Extensions
A white disk located on the top side and acts as the opening to the water vascular system
Ampullae
Stone Canal
Madreporite
Radial Canal
The three arms (rays) located furthest away from the madroporite
Trivium
Outer Rays
Eye Spots
Bivium
The two arms (rays) located closest to the madroporite
Trivium
Outer Rays
Eye Spots
Bivium
Located at the end of rays, these are used for sensing light variants (shadows)
Spinnacles
Eyespots
Podia
Ampulla
Aboral Surface: used for protection
Skin Gills
Pedicellaria
Spines
Eye Spots
Aboral Surface: Gas Exchange
Skin Gills
Pedicellaria
Spines
Ampulla
Aboral Surface: Keeps surface clear of debris
Skin Gills
Pedicellaria
Spines
Ampulla
The mouth of a starfish is located on the oral side and is surrounded by
Suckers
Eye Spots
Spines
Tubes
Podia allow movement, gas exchange, and feeding to occur are located on the oral surface in the
Ambulacral Grooves
Ray Grooves
Podia Grooves
Gastrus Grooves
A starfish has 2 stomachs
True
False
Which stomach is pushed out through the mouth when feeding
Cardiac
Pyloric
Gastral
Tubular
Which stomach is attached to the cardiac and digestive glands
Cardiac
Pyloric
Gastral
Tubular
Digestive glands (pyloric caeca) used for absorbing nutrients are located
In the stomach
In the ampulla
In the arms
In the stone canal
Used to create suction for podia (tube feet)
Madreporite
Ampulla
Stone Canal
Radial Canal
This opens and closes to allow water to enter the water vascular system
Ampulla
Podia
Madreporite
Ossicles
This leads into the Ring canal (part of the water vascular system)
Stone Canal
Stomach Canal
Cardiac Canal
Madreporite Canal
The ring canal
Spreads water to the eyespots
Spreads water to each ray
Spreads water to the stone canal
Spreads water to the ossicles
The internal skeletal system of a starfish: Bony Plates
Ossicles
Podia
Ampullae
Skeleton
What type of symmetry does a starfish have
Bilateral
Asymmetry
Radial
None
