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Zoology, Porifera, Cnidaria

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Toward the front of the body

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Posterior

d)

Anterior

2.

Toward the back of the body

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Posterior

d)

Anterior

3.

Which is the correct order of the taxonomy levels (from most broad to most specific)?

a)

species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

b)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

kingdom, domain, class, phylum, family, order, species, genus

d)

species, phylum, kingdom, domain, order, class, family, genus

4.

Which domain do ALL animals belong to

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

5.

Which is closer related, tiger & salamander or tiger & shark?

a)

tiger & salamander

b)

tiger & shark

c)

Neither

d)

Both

6.

The large opening at the top of the sponge is called the

a)

Osculum

b)

Porocyte

c)

Spicule

d)

Spongocoel

7.

Which of the following is NOT what a sponge skeleton can be made of?

a)

Spongin

b)

Calcium carbonate

c)

Sodium chloride

d)

Silica

8.

Sponges can only reproduce asexually through fragmentation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?

a)

asymmetrical

b)

radial

c)

bilateral

d)

both radial and asymmetrical

10.

The hard "skeleton" structures in a sponge are called...

a)

Spongin

b)

Spicules

c)

Amebocytes

d)

Pinacocytes

11.

What are the two modes of asexual reproduction observed in a sponge?

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

fragmentation

d)

sexual reproduction

12.

All animals in phylum Cnidaria demonstrate _____________.

a)

radial symmetry

b)

asymmetry

c)

bilateral symmetry

d)

irregular symmetry

13.

In Cnidarians, where does digestion occur?

a)

spongocoel

b)

nematocyst

c)

gastrovascular cavity

d)

tentacles

14.

A jellyfish is covered in an outer layer of cells called the epidermis. Within the epidermis is the ____________, which is the jelly-like interior of the animal.

a)

mesoglea

b)

gastrodermis

c)

epidermis

d)

coelom

15.

Name this body type.

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

16.

Name this body type.

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

17.

Term for an animal that is attached and not free-swimming.

a)

fixed

b)

stable

c)

sessile

d)

stationary

18.

What type of asexual reproduction is shown here?

a)

binary fission

b)

Fragmentation

c)

Budding

d)

Sexual reproduction

19.

How do cnidarians reproduce?

a)

only sexually

b)

only asexually

c)

both sexually and asexually

20.

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

a)

2022 years old

b)

6,000 years old

c)

3.6 billion years old

d)

4.6 billion years old