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Starfish

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kingdom is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

2.

What phylum is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Echinoderm

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

3.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the top side (aboral)

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the bottom side

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The water vascular system and stomachs are located on the

a)

Tube Feet

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Ring Canal

d)

Central Disk

6.

Another name for the arms of a starfish

a)

Rays

b)

Spinicles

c)

Limbs

d)

Extensions

7.

A white disk located on the top side and acts as the opening to the water vascular system

a)

Ampullae

b)

Stone Canal

c)

Madreporite

d)

Radial Canal

8.

The three arms (rays) located furthest away from the madroporite

a)

Trivium

b)

Outer Rays

c)

Eye Spots

d)

Bivium

9.

The two arms (rays) located closest to the madroporite

a)

Trivium

b)

Outer Rays

c)

Eye Spots

d)

Bivium

10.

Located at the end of rays, these are used for sensing light variants (shadows)

a)

Spinnacles

b)

Eyespots

c)

Podia

d)

Ampulla

11.

Aboral Surface: used for protection

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Eye Spots

12.

Aboral Surface: Gas Exchange

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

13.

Aboral Surface: Keeps surface clear of debris

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

14.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the oral side and is surrounded by

a)

Suckers

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Spines

d)

Tubes

15.

Podia allow movement, gas exchange, and feeding to occur are located on the oral surface in the

a)

Ambulacral Grooves

b)

Ray Grooves

c)

Podia Grooves

d)

Gastrus Grooves

16.

A starfish has 2 stomachs

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which stomach is pushed out through the mouth when feeding

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

18.

Which stomach is attached to the cardiac and digestive glands

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

19.

Digestive glands (pyloric caeca) used for absorbing nutrients are located

a)

In the stomach

b)

In the ampulla

c)

In the arms

d)

In the stone canal

20.

Used to create suction for podia (tube feet)

a)

Madreporite

b)

Ampulla

c)

Stone Canal

d)

Radial Canal

21.

This opens and closes to allow water to enter the water vascular system

a)

Ampulla

b)

Podia

c)

Madreporite

d)

Ossicles

22.

This leads into the Ring canal (part of the water vascular system)

a)

Stone Canal

b)

Stomach Canal

c)

Cardiac Canal

d)

Madreporite Canal

23.

The ring canal

a)

Spreads water to the eyespots

b)

Spreads water to each ray

c)

Spreads water to the stone canal

d)

Spreads water to the ossicles

24.

The internal skeletal system of a starfish: Bony Plates

a)

Ossicles

b)

Podia

c)

Ampullae

d)

Skeleton

25.

What type of symmetry does a starfish have

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Radial

d)

None