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Sea Urchins + Reproduction MB27/ES23

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Echinoderms are named for their...

a)

WVS

b)

Spiny skin

c)

Tube feet

d)

Radial symmetry

2.

The defining characteristics of echinoderms are...

a)

WVS

b)

Spiny skin

c)

Tube feet

d)

Radial symmetry

3.

Which part does an echinoderm use to take water into itself?

a)

Mouth

b)

Anus

c)

Madreporite

d)

Siphon

4.

Which part(s) of the water vascular system are located at the center of the echinoderm?

a)

Madreporite

b)

Radial canal

c)

Tube feet

d)

Ampullae

5.

Which part of the WVS is directly used for locomotion?

a)

Madreporite

b)

Radial canal

c)

Tube feet

d)

Ampullae

6.

Which part of the WVS is used to control the water flow during locomotion?

a)

Madreporite

b)

Radial canal

c)

Tube feet

d)

Ampullae

7.

Why do echinoderms exhibit pentamerism?

a)

It was originally bilateral in larval stage

b)

Four "sides" would make it a tetrapod

c)

The line of weakness cannot run across the body

d)

To maximize surface area

8.

Which is NOT a function of echinoderm spines?

a)
Reproduction
b)

Burrowing

c)

Anchoring

d)
Protection
9.

Appendages (specialized spines) with jaws. They allow urchins and sea stars to pick up objects and act like fingers.

(a)  

10.

The sea urchin's endoskeleton made of CaCO3

(a)  

11.

An urchin's spines attach to plates on the...

(a)  

12.

The mouthpart of an urchin is called...

(a)  

13.

True or false: Echinoideans can use asexual reproduction

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the benefits to sexual reproduction?

a)

Courtship encourages bonding

b)

Sex is beneficial to the organism's mood and health

c)

Makes it easy to track genes

d)

New genetic diversity and chance to make new adaptations

15.

What strategies can urchins use to reproduce?

a)

Broadcast spawning

b)

Egg nesting

c)

Internal fertilization

d)

Fragmentation

16.

6 hours into fertilization, the embryo enters a stage where the cells are arranged in 1 layer around the blastocoel. What is this stage called?

(a)  

17.

At some point, urchin larvae will turn themselves inside out with their tube feet. Why?

a)

To complete its growth

b)

To spray gametes

c)

Canon event

d)

Prevent diseases

18.

What part of the urchin develops first?

a)

Anus

b)

Mouth