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Sponges, Cnidarians, and Ctenophores

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sponges belong to which group of animals?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
2.

What is the name of the phylum sponges belong to?

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Porifera

3.

___________ are tiny hard particles that give a sponge support and can provide protection if they are made out of calcium carbonate or silica glass.

a)

spongin

b)

bones

c)

buds

d)

spicules

4.
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
5.

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

6.

What is true about sponges?

a)

They have organs

b)

They have tissues

c)

They have a backbone

d)

They are animals

7.

The cells inside the sponge that have flagella (and absorb food) are called...

a)

Collar cells

b)

Flagella

c)

Osculum

d)

Pores

8.

Which one is NOT true about sponges?

a)

They are multicellular

b)

They are autotrophs

c)

They are eukaryotes

d)

They are the simplest animals on Earth

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.

True/False: Sponges reproduce by both sexual and asexual reproduction.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Cells that create spicules, transport nutrients and oxygen, and can transform into other cell types

a)

amoebocyte

b)

porocyte

c)

pinacocyte

d)

ostiocyte

12.

What trait gives jellies in the Phylum Ctenophora their common name?

a)

Box shape

b)

Combs

c)

Tentacles

d)

Polyps

13.

Which of the following is NOT a class of cnidarians?

a)

Ctenophora

b)

Anthozoa

c)

Scyphozoa

d)

Cubozoa

14.

When a Cnidarian catches prey, it uses stinging cells called...

a)

Colloblasts

b)

Stingers

c)

Cnidocytes

d)

Blastoscytes

15.

After a cnidarian has stung it's prey, it uses it's tentacles to pull the food into the hollow space inside of it's body. This space is called the...

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Mesoderm

c)

Gastrovascular Cavity

d)

Stomach

16.

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

a)

It's mostly sessile and the tentacles point downward.

b)

It's mostly sessile and the tentacles point upward.

c)

It's mostly mobile and the tentacles point downward.

d)

It's mostly mobile and the tentacles point upward.

17.

Which group of Cnidarians have a symbiosis with algae?

a)

anemones

b)

corals

c)

jellyfish

d)

comb jellies

18.

What surrounds the mouth of cnidarians?

a)

arms

b)

combs

c)

tentacles

d)

spines

19.

_____ are box-shaped medusa.

a)

Anthozoans

b)

Scyphozoans

c)

Cubozoans

d)

Hydrozoans

20.

What is a defining characteristic between a cnidarian and a ctenophore?

a)

Ctenophores are freshwater and cnidarians are marine

b)

cnidarians have stinging cells and ctenophores don't

c)

ctenophores have stinging cells and cnidarians don't

d)

ctenophore is another name for cnidarian

21.

What is the "jelly" found in jellyfish that help them float easily?

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Grape

c)

Cellulose

d)

Melanin

22.

If you are stung by a jellyfish, what are the TWO treatments you can use to relieve the sting?

a)

freshwater on the sting

b)

urine on the sting

c)

vinegar on the sting

d)

saltwater on the sting

23.

The _____ enables cnidarians to respond to stimuli in their environment and send electrical impulses to the muscles.

a)

nerve net

b)

brain

c)

peripheral nerves

d)

nerve cord

24.

Which of these are typically colonial?

a)

corals

b)

jellyfish

c)

hydras

d)

anemones

25.

What are the organelles inside the stinging cells that inject paralyzing toxins into their prey?

a)

pinacocytes

b)

lysomatocyts

c)

choanocytes

d)

nematocysts

26.

How many tissue layers do Cnidarians feature?

a)

1 - monoblastic

b)

2 - diploblastic

c)

3 - triploblastic

d)

depends on the species

27.

True jellies belong to the class _______.

a)

Staurozoa

b)

Anthozoa

c)

Cubozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

28.

What is this organism? What Class does it belong to?

a)

jellyfish:scyphozoa

b)

Portuguese man-of-war:hydrozoa

c)

hydra:hydrozoa

d)

coral:anthozoa