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starfish quizz by Evin Sparkman

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 21hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kingdom is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

2.

What phylum is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Echinoderm

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

3.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the top side (aboral)

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the bottom side

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The water vascular system and stomachs are located on the

a)

Tube Feet

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Ring Canal

d)

Central Disk

6.

Another name for the arms of a starfish

a)

Rays

b)

Spinicles

c)

Limbs

d)

Extensions

7.

A white disk located on the top side and acts as the opening to the water vascular system

a)

Ampullae

b)

Stone Canal

c)

Madreporite

d)

Radial Canal

8.

The three arms (rays) located furthest away from the madroporite

a)

Trivium

b)

Outer Rays

c)

Eye Spots

d)

Bivium

9.

The two arms (rays) located closest to the madroporite

a)

Trivium

b)

Outer Rays

c)

Eye Spots

d)

Bivium

10.

Located at the end of rays, these are used for sensing light variants (shadows)

a)

Spinnacles

b)

Eyespots

c)

Podia

d)

Ampulla

11.

Aboral Surface: used for protection

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Eye Spots

12.

Aboral Surface: Gas Exchange

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

13.

Aboral Surface: Keeps surface clear of debris

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

14.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the oral side and is surrounded by

a)

Suckers

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Spines

d)

Tubes

15.

Podia allow movement, gas exchange, and feeding to occur are located on the oral surface in the

a)

Ambulacral Grooves

b)

Ray Grooves

c)

Podia Grooves

d)

Gastrus Grooves

16.

A starfish has 2 stomachs

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which stomach is pushed out through the mouth when feeding

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

18.

Which stomach is attached to the cardiac and digestive glands

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

19.

Digestive glands (pyloric caeca) used for absorbing nutrients are located

a)

In the stomach

b)

In the ampulla

c)

In the arms

d)

In the stone canal

20.

Used to create suction for podia (tube feet)

a)

Madreporite

b)

Ampulla

c)

Stone Canal

d)

Radial Canal

21.

This opens and closes to allow water to enter the water vascular system

a)

Ampulla

b)

Podia

c)

Madreporite

d)

Ossicles

22.

This leads into the Ring canal (part of the water vascular system)

a)

Stone Canal

b)

Stomach Canal

c)

Cardiac Canal

d)

Madreporite Canal

23.

The ring canal

a)

Spreads water to the eyespots

b)

Spreads water to each ray

c)

Spreads water to the stone canal

d)

Spreads water to the ossicles

24.

The internal skeletal system of a starfish: Bony Plates

a)

Ossicles

b)

Podia

c)

Ampullae

d)

Skeleton

25.

What type of symmetry does a starfish have

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Radial

d)

None

26.

What is the meaning of “invertebrate” as it is used in paragraph 1 of the passage?

a)

a fish

b)

a creature

c)

an animal with a backbone

d)

an animal without a backbone

27.

Read these sentences from paragraph 2 of the passage:

There are about 2,000 different species of starfish. They usually have 5 arms, but some types have up to 40 arms!

What does the word “species” mean in paragraph 2? (Pick all that apply.)

a)

fish

b)

kinds

c)

types

d)

varieties

28.

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

 Part A  Read these  sentences from paragraph 4.

Starfish feed on whatever is available to them. Some of their diet includes worms, snails, and larvae.

What does the word “diet” mean in paragraph 4?

a)

exercise

b)

to be healthy

c)

what they eat

d)

to be dead

29.

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

 Part B:  Which words or phrases from the sentences support the answer to Part A? (Choose all that apply) 

a)

"feed"

b)

"available"

c)

"some"

d)

"worms, snails, and larvae"

30.

 Read the sentence from paragraph 4. 

Some species of starfish eat their prey outside of their bodies!

Which word could replace prey as it is used in the sentence?

a)

food

b)

limbs

c)

snails

d)

stomach

31.

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A: What does the word “predator” mean as it is used in paragraph 3. 

a)

food for other animals

b)

animal that eats other animals

c)

to regenerate or regrow

d)

damaged or lost

32.

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part B:  Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A? (choose all that apply) 

a)

“Amazingly, starfish can regenerate, or regrow, limbs that become damaged or lost.”

b)

“Starfish may even shed arms to defend themselves from harmful predators.”

c)

“Predators include snails, crabs, sea turtles, otters, and birds.”

d)

“Starfish feed on whatever is available to them.”

33.
a)

tube feet

b)

stone canal

c)

digestive glands

d)

madreporite

34.
a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

35.

What phylum are sea stars in?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Ctenophora

e)

Bryozoa

36.
What internal system of canals and external tube feet help echinoderms move and feed?
a)
gastrovascular cavity
b)
water vascular system
c)
hydrostatic skeleton
d)
cardiovascular system
37.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
38.
How are the eggs of echinoderms fertilized?
a)
internally
b)
externally
c)
asexually
d)
pseuodsexually
39.

What phylum is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Echinoderm

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

40.

A starfish has 2 stomachs

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which stomach is pushed out through the mouth when feeding

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

42.

Which stomach is attached to the cardiac and digestive glands

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

43.

What type of symmetry does a starfish have

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Radial

d)

None

44.

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.

45.

Echinoderms have a hard exoskeleton.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

47.
Echinoderms have an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes called a(n)...
a)
water vascular system
b)
nervous system
c)
notochord
d)
ampulla
48.

What are some of the colors are are starfish

a)

Red, Orange, Blue, Grey and Brown

b)

Red, Orange, Pink and Purple

c)

Red and Orange

d)

Orange, Pink, Blue and Red

49.

Starfish have no

a)

Blood

b)

Eyes

c)

Brain

d)

Bones

50.

Are Starfish Heavy

(a)  

51.

How many kinds of Starfish are there?

a)

2,678

b)

2,000

c)

47

d)

1,096

52.

What water can a starfish ONLY live in

a)

Salt

b)

Both

c)

Fresh

d)

They live in water?

53.

How long does it take for a starfish to regrow limbs

a)

Up to a year

b)

Never, they can't regrown limbs

c)

4 months

d)

Seconds

54.

Where is a starfish mouths and eye?

a)

They only have eyes

b)

They have no mouths or eyes

c)

Facing the top of the water

d)

On the bottom (facing down)

55.

How long do they live

a)

12 years

b)

82 years

c)

35 years

d)

63 years

56.

What are Starfish's right name

a)

Sea Star

b)

Starfish

c)

Water Star

d)

Bob

57.

What does a Starfish eat

a)

Leftovers

b)

Carol

c)

Anything they can

d)

water

58.
a)

tube feet

b)

stone canal

c)

digestive glands

d)

madreporite

59.
a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

60.

What phylum are sea stars in?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Ctenophora

e)

Bryozoa

61.
What internal system of canals and external tube feet help echinoderms move and feed?
a)
gastrovascular cavity
b)
water vascular system
c)
hydrostatic skeleton
d)
cardiovascular system
62.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
63.
How are the eggs of echinoderms fertilized?
a)
internally
b)
externally
c)
asexually
d)
pseuodsexually
64.

What phylum is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Echinoderm

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

65.

A starfish has 2 stomachs

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Which stomach is pushed out through the mouth when feeding

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

67.

Which stomach is attached to the cardiac and digestive glands

a)

Cardiac

b)

Pyloric

c)

Gastral

d)

Tubular

68.

What type of symmetry does a starfish have

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Radial

d)

None

69.

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.

70.

Echinoderms have a hard exoskeleton.

a)

true

b)

false

71.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

72.
Echinoderms have an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes called a(n)...
a)
water vascular system
b)
nervous system
c)
notochord
d)
ampulla
73.

What kingdom is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

74.

What phylum is a Starfish

a)

Animal

b)

Echinoderm

c)

Mollusk

d)

Cnidarian

75.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the top side (aboral)

a)

True

b)

False

76.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the bottom side

a)

True

b)

False

77.

The water vascular system and stomachs are located on the

a)

Tube Feet

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Ring Canal

d)

Central Disk

78.

Another name for the arms of a starfish

a)

Rays

b)

Spinicles

c)

Limbs

d)

Extensions

79.

A white disk located on the top side and acts as the opening to the water vascular system

a)

Ampullae

b)

Stone Canal

c)

Madreporite

d)

Radial Canal

80.

The three arms (rays) located furthest away from the madroporite

a)

Trivium

b)

Outer Rays

c)

Eye Spots

d)

Bivium

81.

Aboral Surface: used for protection

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Eye Spots

82.

Aboral Surface: Gas Exchange

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

83.

Aboral Surface: Keeps surface clear of debris

a)

Skin Gills

b)

Pedicellaria

c)

Spines

d)

Ampulla

84.

The mouth of a starfish is located on the oral side and is surrounded by

a)

Suckers

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Spines

d)

Tubes

85.

Podia allow movement, gas exchange, and feeding to occur are located on the oral surface in the

a)

Ambulacral Grooves

b)

Ray Grooves

c)

Podia Grooves

d)

Gastrus Grooves

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