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Exploring Creation with Biology, VHSG, Module 11 Exam Questions

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of cells, which have only one free surface because the other surface adheres to a membrane or another substance.

a)

Epithelium

b)

Mantle

c)

Nematocysts

d)

Epidermis

2.

A sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration.

a)

Mantle

b)

Epithelium

c)

Nematocysts

d)

Epidermis

3.

Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators.

a)

Nematocysts

b)

Epidermis

c)

Mantle

d)

Epithelium

4.

An outer layer of cells designed to provide protection.

a)

Epidermis

b)

Nematocysts

c)

Mantle

d)

Epithelium

5.

Explain the differences between invertebrates and vertebrates.

a)

Vertebrates have backbones

b)

Invertebrates have no backbones

c)

Vertebrates have a brain

d)

Invertebrates have an exoskeleton

6.

Explain the difference between spherical and bilateral symmetry.

a)

a. Bilateral - only 1 bilateral cut down the middle makes two mirror imaged halves

b)

b. Spherial - any cut down the middle creates two mirror-imaged halves

c)

c. Bilateral - any cut down the middle makes two mirror-imaged halves

7.

Which area of a bilaterally symmetric organism would contain the back (opposite the belly)?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Posterior

d)

Anterior

8.

Which area of a bilaterally symmetric organism would contain the 'belly'?

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Ventral

d)

Dorsal

9.

Which area of bilaterally symmetric organism would contain the head?

a)

Ventral

b)

Posterior

c)

Anterior

d)

Dorsal

10.

What is another name for a system of sensitive cells that respond to stimuli such as sound, touch, and taste?

a)

Nervous system

b)

Brain

c)

Ganglia

11.

What is a system called that is designed to transport food and other necessary substances throughout a creature's body?

a)

Nervous

b)

Circulatory

c)

Excretory

d)

Respiratory

12.

Explain the differences between the polyp and medusa forms.

a)

Polyp is tubular-shaped and is mostly sessile (sticks to the sea-floor)

b)

Medusa is the only one with stinging tentacles

c)

Medusa is free-swimming

d)

Medusa is bell-shaped

e)

Polyp is the only one with stinging tentacles

13.

Another name for a large coral colony is what?

a)

Swarm

b)

Amebocytes

c)

Coral reef

d)

Herd

14.

A shell is a tough, multilayered structure secreted by what part of the mollusk?

a)

Visceral hump

b)

Mantle

c)

Epidermis

15.

Explain the differences between univalve and bivalve shells.

a)

Univalves have one shell and bivalves have two

b)

Univalve has one foot while bivalves have two

16.

Identify the symmetry possessed by organisms in the phylum Cnidaria.

a)

Radially symmetric

b)

Spherically symmetric

c)

Bilaterally symmetric

d)

No symmetry

17.

An organism possesses what type of symmetry if it can be separated into two identical halves by any longitudinal cut through its center?

a)

a. Spherical

b)

b. Bilateral

c)

c. Radial

18.

Explain the differences between the anterior and posterior ends. Select all that apply.

a)

a. Posterior is the back of the organism - where the top fin is

b)

b. Posterior is the end with the head

c)

c. Anterior is the end with the head

d)

d. Posterior is the end with the tail

19.

One biology book calls sponges "tireless, natural pumps". Why is this a good description of sponges?

a)

Gemmule cells continually bring water into the sponge

b)

Mesoglea is continually being pumped through the structure of the sponge by collar cells

c)

Collar cells continually bring water into the sponge

20.

What role(s) do amebocytes play in the anatomy of a sponge?

Select all that apply.

a)

Transport

b)

Digestion

c)

Reproduction

21.

When does a sponge produce gemmules?

a)

When there is an irritant or clog in a spicule tunnel

b)

When it wants to attract a mate

c)

In inclement weather conditions this reproduction method is used

22.

How do sponges get their prey?

a)

The bait the fish to come close and then grab them

b)

They use collar cells to bring prey in with water

c)

The have stinging tentacles

23.

If a sponge has plenty of food but cannot distribute it to all of its cells, what is the sponge missing?

a)

Amebocytes

b)

Gemmule

c)

Collar cells

24.

Flagellated cells that pump water into a sponge are called what?

a)

Nematocysts

b)

Mesoglea

c)

Collar cells

d)

Mesenchyme

25.

Why don't planarians need circulatory systems?

a)

They are so sessile that they use almost no energy

b)

Their digestive system is highly branching through their body and they breathe through their skin

c)

They have amebocytes that give them oxygen and food

26.

What is the main mode of asexual reproduction in a planarian?

a)

Gemmules

b)

Regeneration - tears itself in half and grows replacement parts in each

c)

Budding

27.

What is the predominant mode of asexual reproduction in a sponge?

a)

Testes

b)

Gamete

c)

Regeneration

d)

Budding

28.

A sponge feels hard and spiney. Does it contain spicules or spongin?

a)

Spicules

b)

Spongin

29.

In a dissected earthworm, you see a nerve cord with ganglia at each segment right next to a long blood vessel. Is the blood flowing towards the anterior or the posterior in this blood vessel?

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Neither

30.

What similarities exist between the hydra's sexual reproduction and the earthworm's? What differences exist?

a)

Earthworms cannot reproduce by budding but a hydra can

b)

Both are hermaphroditic (male and female parts in one body)

c)

An earthworm can reproduce by tearing itself apart, but a hydra cannot

31.

What benefits do earthworms give the plants in the soil that they inhabit?

Select all that apply.

a)

Loosens the soil allowing air and water to filter in

b)

Mixes the nutrient-rich topsoil with mineral-rich soil below

c)

It kills organisms that eat the plants' roots

32.

If an earthworm's mouth is fully functional but it cannot ingest soil, what organ is malfunctioning?

a)

Cuticle

b)

Pharynx

c)

Esophagus

33.

What series of strongly-muscled vessels link together the dorsal and ventral blood vessels in an earthworm?

a)

Aortic arches

b)

Ganglia

c)

Radula

34.

What process will stop if the earthworm's cuticle dries up?

a)

Respiration

b)

Reproduction

c)

Circulation

35.

I will study the anatomy of the earthworm EXTENSIVELY before the exam.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

An earthworm's seminal vesicle is empty but its oviducts are full. Has the earth worm mated yet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

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