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Porifera Bellwork

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which domain do ALL animals belong to

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

3.

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

a)

Osculum

b)

Porocyte

c)

Spicule

d)

Spongocoel

4.

What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?

a)

asymmetrical

b)

radial

c)

bilateral

d)

both radial and asymmetrical

5.

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

a)

Spongin

b)

Spicules

c)

Amebocytes

d)

Pinacocytes

6.

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

a)

fixed

b)

stable

c)

sessile

d)

stationary

7.

Sponges are in phylum

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Porifera

c)

Chordata

d)

Echinodermata

8.

Sponges have true tissue differentiation (muscle tissue, stomach tissue, etc).

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Sponges obtain food through

a)

filter feeding

b)

trapping

c)

predation

d)

scavenging

10.

Which substances give the sponge support?

a)

Spongin

b)

Spicules

c)

Buds

d)

Amebocytes

11.

Sponges generate a current through their bodies using

a)

Flagella on their choanocytes

b)

Flagella on their amebocytes

c)

Flagella on their ostia

d)

Flagella on their osculum

12.

Sponges feed on

a)

plankton & other suspended material

b)

water

c)

calcium carbonate

d)

the sun