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Invertebrates Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a crustacean do to grow larger?

a)

Attach itself to substrates

b)

Reproduce

c)

Molt

d)

Use jointed appendages

2.

All crustaceans:

a)

have stinging tentacles

b)

are soft-bodied

c)

have jointed appendages (legs)

d)

are bioluminescent

3.

Which of these is NOT a crustacean?

a)

Barnacle

b)

Copepod

c)

Hermit crab

d)

Coral

4.

All crustaceans:

a)

Have an exoskeleton

b)

Have more than 10 legs

c)

Are sessile

d)

Have an internal skeleton/backbone

5.

Why are barnacles considered crustaceans? (Two answers!!)

a)

Live in an exoskeleton

b)

Attach itself to substrates

c)

Have jointed appendages

d)

Filter feed

6.

Why do crustaceans have to shed their exoskeletons?

a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
7.

Which of these is not a crustacean?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

How do crustaceans breathe?

a)

With lungs

b)

With their gills

9.

Which type of defense mechanism is shown here?

a)

Toxins/Poisons

b)

Using other organisms' body parts

c)

Camouflage

d)

Secreting mucus

10.

Which part of the crab is shaded in here?

a)

Chela

b)

Pereopod

c)

Carapace

d)

Dactylus

11.

Jellyfish have what type of body structure

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Hydra

d)

Branched

12.

Sea anemones have what type of body structure?

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Down

d)

Sessile

13.

T/F: Cnidarians have eyes that function just like ours do.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the name of the algae that inhabit the coral?

a)

green algae

b)

euglenoids

c)

zooxanthellae

15.

Hydra reproduce asexually by

a)

budding

b)

nematocysts

c)

gland cells

d)

gametes

16.

Corals and jellyfish are classified together mainly because they

a)

share the same habitat

b)

have stinging tentacles

c)

are tropical

d)

are planktonic

17.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

An animal that has a shell

b)

An animal that lives in the water

c)

An animal with no backbone

d)

An animal that can fly

18.

What are the three main groups of Mollusks?

a)

Gastropods

b)

Cephalopods

c)

Annelids

d)

Myriapods

e)

Bivalves

19.

To which group of mollusks does this squid belong?

a)

cephalopod

b)

bivalve

c)

gastropod

20.

To which group of mollusks this clam belong?

a)

Gastropods

b)

Cephalopods

c)

Bivalves

d)

Arthropods

21.

Which is the group of mollusks that has a spiral-shaped shell?

a)

Gastropods

b)

Cephalopods

c)

Myriapods

d)

Bivalves

22.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
23.

Which part of the Mollusk body contains most of the organs?

a)

Foot

b)

Visceral Mass

c)

Trochophore

d)

Mantle

24.

What are filter feeders?

a)

A large pile of living organisms and the animals that live among them.

b)

An organism that attaches onto another organism and feeds off of it.

c)

Animals that feed by removing tiny bits of food from the water.

d)

Animals that use sunlight to obtain nutrients.

25.

Echinoderms are found in both fresh and salt water.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Echinodermata means...

a)

stomach foot

b)

spiny skin

c)

segmented body

d)

jointed foot

27.

The spines on an echinoderm are actually...

a)

part of the skin.

b)

made of chitin.

c)

part of the endoskeleton.

d)

part of the water vascular system.

28.

These structures resemble long suction cups, and are part of the water vascular system.

a)

madreporite

b)

radial canals

c)

tube feet

d)

ampullae

29.

What is the process of regeneration?

a)

When an animal sheds its exoskeleton.

b)

When an animal can clean the ocean floor.

c)

When an animal can regrow a body part.

d)

When an animal recycles plastic bottles and cans.

30.

In a dichotomous key, organisms should be classified based on their

a)

diet

b)

habitat

c)

observable features

d)

sounds they make