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Invertebrates

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Invertebrates are animals
a)
with a backbone
b)
without a backbone
2.
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
a)
Mullosk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
3.
I am an arachnid, have four pairs of legs, and a body with two sections.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Annelid
d)
Porifera
4.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
5.
I have three pairs of legs and a body divided into three sections.  As a butterfly, I have wings.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Annelid
c)
Arthropod
d)
Mollusk
6.

To what phylum do I belong?

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Cnidarian

c)

Mollusk

d)

Annelid

7.

In contrast to prokaryotic organisms, all eukaryotic organisms:

a)

Are multi-cellular

b)

Reproduce sexually

c)

Have a cells with a nucleus

d)

Breathe oxygen

8.

In which Domain can Kingdom Animalia be found?

a)

Archea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

9.

Characteristics of animals are eukaryotic, multicellular, and _________________

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

10.

Animals that have an internal support made of bone and cartilage have an

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

11.

Animals that have an external form of body support made of a chitin have an

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

12.

State the phylum of this organism

a)

Porifera

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Molluska

13.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Mollusca

b)

Porifera

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Cnidaria

14.

Protists that are heterotrophs are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

15.

Protists that are autotrophs are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

16.

Protists that absorb food from outside their body are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

17.

Protists that are autotrophs are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

18.

Which is an important food and oxygen source for the Earth?

a)

flagellas

b)

amoebas

c)

algae

d)

protozoans

19.
Which of the following is not a kind of pathogen?
a)
Bacteria 
b)
Protists 
c)
Mosquitoes 
d)
Fungi 
20.
Fungi are like animals because...
a)
they all reproduce sexually.
b)
they get their food from other organisms.
c)
they can move from one place to another.
d)
They are not like animals.
21.
How can humans benefit from fungi?
a)
 Eats the bacteria in their yards.
b)
Makes pretty flower-like structures.
c)
Used dish soaps
d)
Used in antibiotics
22.
Cells that have a nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
23.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
24.

Which of these is an organism with symbiotic associations of photosynthetic microorganisms in a network of fungal hyphae?

a)

mushroom

b)

yeast

c)

lichens

d)

protizoa

25.

Malaria is a disease that is caused by

a)

Plant-like protist

b)

Fungus-like protist

c)

Animal-like protist

d)

Fungi

26.

Athlete's foot, ringworm, Dutch elm diseases are all caused by

a)

Protozoa

b)

Slime molds

c)

Water molds

d)

Fungi

27.

What is one similarity among animals, plants, protists and fungi?

a)

They are all prokaryotes

b)

They are all heterotrophs

c)

They all include single-celled organisms

d)

They are all eukaryotes

28.

Which group of protists is called algae?

a)

Photosynthetic plant-like protists

b)

Fungus-like protists

c)

Animal like protists

d)

Fungi

29.

What is one important role fungi play in ecosystems?

a)

They are autotrophs

b)

They are photosynthetic

c)

They are prokaryotes

d)

They are decomposers

30.
Why are viruses considered "non living"?
a)
they do not have their own DNA
b)
they cannot reproduce on their own
c)
they do not have the ability to interact with living things
d)
they are too complex
31.
Which of the following is the SMALLEST?
a)
bacteria
b)
archaea
c)
eukaryotes
d)
viruses
32.
Which of these organisms is NOT a protist?
a)
algae
b)
amoeba
c)
bacteria
d)
paramecium
33.
What is the SHAPE of a bacteria known as a spirillum?
a)
round
b)
spiral
c)
squarea
d)
rod-shaped
34.
True or false: some fungi can cause disease
a)
true
b)
false
35.
True or false: one key difference between fungus and plants is that plants make their own food whereas fungi absorb their food from the environment.
a)
true 
b)
false
36.

Protists can be divided into 3 broad categories:

a)

Animal-like protists

b)

Plantlike-protists

c)

Funguslike-protists

d)

Bacteria-like protists

e)

Virus-like protists

37.

Amoebas live in fresh water, salt water, and soil.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Cilia are structures that help the organism swim and capture food.

a)

True

b)

False