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Sponges, cnidarians, worms and mollusks

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
2.
This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?
a)
Segmented worms
b)
Fish
c)
Sponges
d)
Arthropods
3.
I have a digestive cavity with one opening, and have tentacles.  I am a hydra.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Cnidarian
c)
Arthropod
d)
Mollusk
4.
Which phylum is mainly asymmetrical?
a)
cnidaria
b)
porifera (sponges)
c)
echinodermata
d)
arthropoda
5.
This form of cnidaria is known as a _______.
a)
polyp
b)
medusa
6.
This form of cnidaria is known as a __________.
a)
medusa
b)
polyp
7.
Sponges use pores to 
a)
move from place to place.
b)
filter food from the water.
c)
defend themselves.
8.
Cnidarians have what kind of symmetry?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
9.
Nematocysts (stinging cells) are used for...
a)
Defense
b)
Catch organisms for food
c)
Both of these
10.

Which type of symmetry is shown

a)

Bilateral

b)

Radial

c)

Asymmetrical

d)

No symmetry

11.

Which is a similarity between worms and mollusks?

a)

Some have gills

b)

They are invertebrates

c)

Land dwelling organisms must stay moist to survive

d)

All of the above

12.

The tissue that secretes the mollusk's shell

a)

Mantle

b)

Radula

c)

Setae

d)

Crop

13.

Type of circulatory system where blood moves into open spaces around the body organs

a)

Closed

b)

Spacious

c)

Open

d)

Diffuse

14.

Type of circulatory system where blood stays in a system of vessels

a)

Closed

b)

Spacious

c)

Open

d)

Diffuse

15.

Tongue-like organ used by some Mollusk

a)

Gizzard

b)

Radula

c)

Setae

d)

Crop

16.

Mollusks that have two-part shells

a)

Gastropod

b)

Cephalopod

c)

Bivalve

d)

Polychaete

17.

Soft-bodied invertebrates with usually one or two shells

a)

Gastropod

b)

Cephalopod

c)

Bivalve

d)

Mollusk

18.

Mollusks that usually have an internal shell and a set of arms or tentacles

a)

Gastropod

b)

Cephalopod

c)

Bivalve

d)

Polychaete

19.

Segmented worms have what type of body plan?

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Bilateral Symmetry

c)

Radial Symmetry

d)

Spherical Symmetry

20.

Which group of molluks are the most specialized and complex?

a)

Gastropods

b)

Bivalves

c)

Cephalopods

d)

Pseudopods

21.

In general, earthworms benefit the environment the most how?

a)

fertilizing the soil

b)

returning nutrients to the soil

c)

controlling soil contamination

d)

as bait for fishing

22.

A group of similar cells that perform a specific function is.................

a)

Organ system

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Organism

23.

Which characteristic in NOT for invertebrates

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Open circulatory system

c)

Simple nervous system

d)

Ventral heart

24.

Worms obtain food by two different ways. They might be a .............................. or ..........................

(a)  

25.

Which animals have one-way digestive system?

a)

Sponges

b)

Worms

c)

Insects

d)

Cnidarians