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Ultimate Phylum Cnidaria Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animals are included in the Phylum Cnidaria?

a)

Hydras, siphonophores, portuguese man-of-war

b)

Sea anemones, sea pens & coral reefs

c)

Box jellies

d)

True jellyfish

e)

All of these

2.

The two germ layers found in cnidarian embryonic development are....

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Ectoderm

c)

Endoderm

d)

Mesoderm

3.

The jellylike substance that separates the two germ layers is called ______

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Ectoderm

c)

Endoderm

d)

Mesoderm

4.

Unlike poriferans, cnidarians develop two germ layers during their embryological development. The term for this is _______

a)

Monoblastic

b)

Diblastic

c)

Diploblastic

d)

Triploblastic

e)

Quadroblastic

5.

What type of body symmetry is seen in cnidarians?

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Bilateral symmetry

c)

Medial symmetry

d)

Radial symmetry

6.

The _______ is the body plan that is bell-shaped and free-living

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

7.

The _______ body plan consists of a tubular body with a base at one end and tentacles at the other end

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

8.

In the ____ body plan, the mouth & tentacles points downward. In the ____ body plan, the mouth & tentacles points upward.

a)

Polyp; medusa

b)

Medusa; polyp

c)

Medusa; medusa

d)

Polyp; polyp

9.

In cnidarians, the outermost layer of cells is called the ____

a)

Epidermis

b)

Endodermis

c)

Skin

d)

Gastrodermis

10.

In cnidarians, the innermost layer of cells is called the ____

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Organ lining

c)

Ectodermis

d)

Gastrodermis

11.

In the center of the cnidarian body is a large hollow area, like a blind gut, called the ____ whose main function is digestion

a)

Stomach

b)

Spongocoel

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

12.

The _________ is the primitive nervous system seen in cnidarians that acts like a spider web, sending signals across the structure with any stimulus

a)

Brain

b)

Nerve cord

c)

Nerve net

d)

Synapses

13.

What is the name of this body plan?

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

14.

Label structure "A"

a)

Mouth/anus

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

15.

Label structure "B"

a)

Mouth/anus

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Tentacles

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

16.

Label structure "C"

a)

Gastrodermis

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Tentacles

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

17.

Label structure "D"

a)

Gastrodermis

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Tentacles

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

18.

Label structure "E"

a)

Gastrodermis

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Tentacles

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

19.

Label structure "F"

a)

Gastrodermis

b)

Gastrovascular cavity

c)

Tentacles

d)

Mesoglea

e)

Epidermis

20.

What is the name of this body plan?

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

21.

Label structure "G"

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

22.

Label structure "H"

a)

Tentacles

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

23.

Label structure "I"

a)

Tentacles

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

24.

Label structure "J"

a)

Tentacles

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

25.

Label structure "K"

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

26.

Label structure "L"

a)

Mesoglea

b)

Epidermis

c)

Gastrodermis

d)

Gastrovascular cavity

e)

Mouth/anus

27.

Which of the following animals has Body Plan A?

a)

Box jellies

b)

Portuguese man-of-war

c)

True jellyfish

d)

Sea pens

e)

Hydra

28.

Which of the following animals has Body Plan B?

a)

Hydra

b)

Portuguese man-of-war

c)

Sea anemone

d)

Corals

e)

Sea pens

29.

____ are stinging cells found within the tentacles of cnidarians

a)

Nematocysts

b)

Pinacocytes

c)

Cnidocytes

d)

Barbs

30.

Within stinging cells there are coiled, barb-like organelles that shoot out and paralyze prey called ____

a)

Nematocysts

b)

Pinacocytes

c)

Cnidocytes

d)

Barbs

31.

To what class does this box jelly belong?

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

32.

To what class does this sea anemone belong?

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

33.

To what class does this hydra belong?

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

34.

To what class does this true jellyfish belong?

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

35.

This class name means "flower animal"

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

36.

The animals in this class are box-shaped, have complex eyes and can inflict stings that may cause death

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

37.

This class name means "cup animal"

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

38.

Some animals in this class exist as a colony of both medusa and polyp forms (ex. siphonophore and portuguese man-of-war)

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

39.

The animals in this class form mutualistic relationships with other organisms like zooxanthellae, clownfish and crabs

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

40.

The animals in this class have a life cycle that includes both medusa and polyp forms

a)

Anthozoa

b)

Cubozoa

c)

Hydrozoa

d)

Scyphozoa

41.

Label structure "A" ; produced by fertilization of sperm and egg

a)

Planula larva

b)

Polyp

c)

Medusa

d)

Zygote

42.

Label structure "B" ; free-swimming, juvenile form

a)

Planula larva

b)

Polyp

c)

Medusa

d)

Zygote

43.

At "___" a planula larva attaches to a substrate, forming a polyp

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

44.

At "___" the juvenile polyp develops into a full-sized adult polyp

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

45.

At "___" the polyp undergoes strobilation, developing into a stack of medusae

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

46.

At "___" budding releases individual medusae from the stack so that they can grow into adult jellyfish

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

47.

At which letters do you see the polyp body plan?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

48.

At which letters do you see the medusa body plan?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

49.

Which of the following is true about coral reefs?

a)

Form mutualistic relationships with zooxanthellae algae, giving them color

b)

Skeleton made of calcium carbonate

c)

Built by one polyp cementing its skeleton to neighboring polyp, so when it dies the skeleton structure is left behind

d)

At risk of bleaching due to global warming killing algae living inside them

e)

Exist in warm, shallow waters so mutualistic algae partners can photosynthesize

50.

Which of the following are reasons why cnidarians are important to science?

a)

Ancient group

b)

Coral reefs provide life, shelter and food for 25% of all marine life

c)

Buffer wave action to protect coastal cities from erosion

d)

Coral reefs provide goods & food to humans as well as bringing in lots of money through ecotourism

e)

Used in human products like jewelry, construction, and medicine