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WorksheetsUltimate Phylum Cnidaria Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
What animals are included in the Phylum Cnidaria?
Hydras, siphonophores, portuguese man-of-war
Sea anemones, sea pens & coral reefs
Box jellies
True jellyfish
All of these
The two germ layers found in cnidarian embryonic development are....
Mesoglea
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm
The jellylike substance that separates the two germ layers is called ______
Mesoglea
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Unlike poriferans, cnidarians develop two germ layers during their embryological development. The term for this is _______
Monoblastic
Diblastic
Diploblastic
Triploblastic
Quadroblastic
What type of body symmetry is seen in cnidarians?
Asymmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Medial symmetry
Radial symmetry
The _______ is the body plan that is bell-shaped and free-living
Polyp
Medusa
The _______ body plan consists of a tubular body with a base at one end and tentacles at the other end
Polyp
Medusa
In the ____ body plan, the mouth & tentacles points downward. In the ____ body plan, the mouth & tentacles points upward.
Polyp; medusa
Medusa; polyp
Medusa; medusa
Polyp; polyp
In cnidarians, the outermost layer of cells is called the ____
Epidermis
Endodermis
Skin
Gastrodermis
In cnidarians, the innermost layer of cells is called the ____
Mesoglea
Organ lining
Ectodermis
Gastrodermis
In the center of the cnidarian body is a large hollow area, like a blind gut, called the ____ whose main function is digestion
Stomach
Spongocoel
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
The _________ is the primitive nervous system seen in cnidarians that acts like a spider web, sending signals across the structure with any stimulus
Brain
Nerve cord
Nerve net
Synapses
What is the name of this body plan?
Polyp
Medusa
Label structure "A"
Mouth/anus
Gastrovascular cavity
Gastrodermis
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Label structure "B"
Mouth/anus
Gastrovascular cavity
Tentacles
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Label structure "C"
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Tentacles
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Label structure "D"
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Tentacles
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Label structure "E"
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Tentacles
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Label structure "F"
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Tentacles
Mesoglea
Epidermis
What is the name of this body plan?
Polyp
Medusa
Label structure "G"
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Label structure "H"
Tentacles
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Label structure "I"
Tentacles
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Label structure "J"
Tentacles
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Label structure "K"
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Label structure "L"
Mesoglea
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
Gastrovascular cavity
Mouth/anus
Which of the following animals has Body Plan A?
Box jellies
Portuguese man-of-war
True jellyfish
Sea pens
Hydra
Which of the following animals has Body Plan B?
Hydra
Portuguese man-of-war
Sea anemone
Corals
Sea pens
____ are stinging cells found within the tentacles of cnidarians
Nematocysts
Pinacocytes
Cnidocytes
Barbs
Within stinging cells there are coiled, barb-like organelles that shoot out and paralyze prey called ____
Nematocysts
Pinacocytes
Cnidocytes
Barbs
To what class does this box jelly belong?
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
To what class does this sea anemone belong?
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
To what class does this hydra belong?
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
To what class does this true jellyfish belong?
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
This class name means "flower animal"
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
The animals in this class are box-shaped, have complex eyes and can inflict stings that may cause death
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
This class name means "cup animal"
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
Some animals in this class exist as a colony of both medusa and polyp forms (ex. siphonophore and portuguese man-of-war)
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
The animals in this class form mutualistic relationships with other organisms like zooxanthellae, clownfish and crabs
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
The animals in this class have a life cycle that includes both medusa and polyp forms
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
Label structure "A" ; produced by fertilization of sperm and egg
Planula larva
Polyp
Medusa
Zygote
Label structure "B" ; free-swimming, juvenile form
Planula larva
Polyp
Medusa
Zygote
At "___" a planula larva attaches to a substrate, forming a polyp
C
D
E
F
At "___" the juvenile polyp develops into a full-sized adult polyp
C
D
E
F
At "___" the polyp undergoes strobilation, developing into a stack of medusae
C
D
E
F
At "___" budding releases individual medusae from the stack so that they can grow into adult jellyfish
C
D
E
F
At which letters do you see the polyp body plan?
C
D
F
G
At which letters do you see the medusa body plan?
C
D
F
G
Which of the following is true about coral reefs?
Form mutualistic relationships with zooxanthellae algae, giving them color
Skeleton made of calcium carbonate
Built by one polyp cementing its skeleton to neighboring polyp, so when it dies the skeleton structure is left behind
At risk of bleaching due to global warming killing algae living inside them
Exist in warm, shallow waters so mutualistic algae partners can photosynthesize
Which of the following are reasons why cnidarians are important to science?
Ancient group
Coral reefs provide life, shelter and food for 25% of all marine life
Buffer wave action to protect coastal cities from erosion
Coral reefs provide goods & food to humans as well as bringing in lots of money through ecotourism
Used in human products like jewelry, construction, and medicine
