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PHYLUM PORIFERA & CNIDARIA - INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. These are the flat, thin cells that cover the exterior of a sponge, forming a layer called the

pinacoderm.

a)

Pinocytes

b)

Pinacocytes

c)

Porocytes

d)

Pinococytes

2.

2. The cells of sponges are arranged in a gelatinous matrix called ___________.

a)

Ameobocytes

b)

Pinacocytes

c)

Mesohyl

d)

Mesophyll

3.

3. This is a collagenous protein material that serves to support sponges.

a)

Spicules

b)

Spongin

c)

Archaeocytes

d)

Pinacocytes

4.

4. The water is filtered and exits in sponges via a large opening called an _____________.

a)

Ostia

b)

Osculum

c)

Excurrent Canal

d)

Incurrent Canal

5.

5. The simplest and least common sponge body form. The canal system is generally small and tube-shaped. Water enters these sponges via tiny ostia in the dermis and makes its way

to a large cavity called a spongocoel, which is lined with choanocytes and exits via a large opening called an osculum.

a)

Ascon

b)

Sycon

c)

Leucon

d)

Either A or B

6.

6. A type of sponges that has an extensively branched canal system. It is characterized by a cluster of flagellated chambers that receive water from incurrent canals, and discharged water exits via the excurrent canals and eventually to the osculum.

a)

Ascon

b)

Sycon

c)

Leucon

d)

Both B & C

7.

7. These sponges resemble large versions of asconoid sponges. These sponges possess a tubular body with a single prominent osculum, it has a more complex canal system than asconoid sponges.

a)

Ascon

b)

Sycon

c)

Leucon

d)

Both B & C

8.

8. What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Radial

c)

Biradial

d)

Asymmetrical

9.

9. Most sponges are hermaphrodites. What does this mean?

a)

sponges can produce sperm only

b)

sponges cannot reproduce

c)

sponges are monoecious

d)

sponges can produce eggs only

10.

10. Cells that have a sticky, funnel-shaped collar to collect food particles and a flagellum that creates a water current

a)

Amoebocyte

b)

Pinacocyte

c)

Mesohyl

d)

Choanocyte

11.

11. What does the term Porifera mean?

a)

Pore-bearing

b)

Cell-bearing

c)

Sponge-bearing

d)

Bud-bearing

12.

12. What is the space between the ectoderm and the endoderm that contains amoebocytes and spicules?

a)

Pinacoderm

b)

Mesohyl

c)

Choanocytes

d)

Amoebocyte

13.

13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sponges?

a)

Body wall penetrated by many pores.

b)

Collar cells that trap food particles.

c)

Cells are organized into tissues.

d)

Amoebocytes that transport food.

14.

14. Sponges with six rayed spicules made of silica.

a)

Class Calcarea

b)

Class Demospongiae

c)

Class Hexactinellida

d)

Both B & C

15.

15. What type of reproduction do sponges perform?

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction (budding)

c)

Asexual Reproduction (gemmules)

d)

All of the above

16.

16. A gelatinous non­living substance that exists between the epidermis and the gastrodermis of Cnidarians.

a)

Mesohyl

b)

Mesoglea

c)

Mesophyll

d)

Mesenchyme

17.

17. The Cnidarian nervous system is very simple. Instead of a developed brain with a complex nervous system, they have a:

a)

Nerve net

b)

Nerve cells

c)

Nerve ring

d)

Both A & C

18.

18. To protect themselves, some cnidaria have

a)

stinging cells

b)

stabbing points

c)

poison sacs

d)

biting teeth

19.

19. Which of the following is a correct description of the polyp body form?

a)

It is sessile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.

b)

It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.

c)

It is sessile and the mouth and tentacles point upward.

d)

It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point upward.

20.

20. Which of the following is a correct description of the Cnidarian digestive tract?

a)

A complete digestive tract consisting of two openings.

b)

An incomplete digestive tract consisting of one opening.

c)

A complete digestive tract consisting of one opening

d)

An incomplete digestive tract consisting of two openings.

21.

21. Triploblasty is a condition of the gastrula in which there are three primary germ layers: the external __________, middle__________, and internal __________.

a)

Endoderm, ectoderm, & mesoderm

b)

Ectoderm, mesoderm, & endoderm

c)

Mesoderm, ectoderm, & endoderm

d)

Ectoderm, endoderm, & mesoderm

22.

22. Corals and anemones are part of Class __________

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Scyphozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Cubozoa

23.

23. A cnidarian body plan characterized by a bowl shape and adapted for a free-swimming life.

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

c)

Cnidae

d)

None of the above

24.

24. In many cnidarians, zooxanthellae live within their tissues. Zooxanthellae are a type of

a)

Plant

b)

Animals

c)

Algae

d)

All of the above.

25.

25. Characteristics of cnidarians includes all of the following except

a)

Nematocysts

b)

Choanocytes

c)

Gastrovascular cavity

d)

Tentacles

26.

26. Cnidarians are dimorphic, meaning they have

a)

Two choanocytes

b)

Two tissue layers

c)

Two tentacles

d)

Two body shapes

27.

27. The outer cell layer of the cnidarian is the

a)

Gastrodermis

b)

Mesoglea

c)

Endoderm

d)

Epidermis

28.

28. Many cnidarians have two distinct life stages (or body styles) called

a)

The gametophyte and the sporophyte

b)

The polyp and the medusa

c)

Egg and adult

d)

Egg and Larva

29.

29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

A medusa is the sessile form of a cnidarian.

b)

Cnidarians can reproduce sexually.

c)

A cnidarian uses its tentacles to capture food.

d)

Coral and hydras are examples of cnidarians

30.

30. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Cnidaria?

a)

Gastrovascular cavity

b)

Radial/Biradial Symmetry

c)

Gastrovascular Cavity

d)

Triploblastic development

31.

31. Identification

Name of the structure 6 (central cavity)


Image Souce: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

32.

32. Identification

What do you call number 9 (gelatinous

matrix)


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

33.

33. Identification

Number 3 (specialized cells that regulate water circulation)

Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

34.

34. Identification

Name of the specialized cell number 2 (Comes from sclerocytes)

Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

35.

What type of body form is exhibited of this sponge.


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

36.

36. Type of body plan exhibited.


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

37.

37. Identification: Number 2


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

38.

38. Identification: Number 4


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

39.

39. Identification: Specialized Cell number 5


Image Source: Pendarvis, M. P., & Crawley, J. L. (2011). Exploring in the Laboratory Biology. Morton Publishing Company.

(a)  

40.

40. Who is your instructor in SPCL 3: Invertebrate Zoology? (Don't put Title e.g. Sir, Mr)

(a)