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Zoology Grade Booster opportunity

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?

a)

asymmetrical

b)

radial

c)

bilateral

d)

medial

2.

What is the outer most layer of Porifera?

a)

epidermis

b)

gastrodermis

c)

mesoglea

d)

spongin

3.

The level of organization cnidarians have is...

a)

specialized cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

4.

What type of symmetry do cnidarians have?

a)

asymmetrical

b)

radial

c)

bilateral

d)

medial

5.

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

a)

Spongin

b)

Amoebocytes

c)

Spicules

d)

Nematocysts

6.

What phylum has two different forms that exist which are called the medusa and the polyp?

a)

Phylum Porifera

b)

Phylum Cnidaria

7.

Which of the following is a correct description of the polyp body form?

a)

It is sessile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.

b)

It is sessile and the mouth and tentacles point upward.

c)

It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point downward.

d)

It is mobile and the tentacles and mouth point upward.

8.

What are the organelles inside the stinging cells that inject paralyzing toxins into their prey?

a)

pinacocytes

b)

lysomatocyts

c)

choanocytes

d)

nematocysts

9.

Cnidarians can reproduce...

a)

sexually only

b)

asexually only

c)

both sexually and asexually

d)

neither sexually or asexually

10.

What kingdom do invertebrates such as the Porifera and Cnidaria belong?

a)

Plantae

b)

Porifera

c)

Animalia

d)

Fungi

11.

Porifera and Cnidaria can reproduce asexually through a process called...

a)

replication

b)

amphiblastula

c)

fusion

d)

budding

12.

Which part of the sponge body is a large opening at the top of the central cavity through which water leaves the sponge?

a)

meenchyme

b)

Spongecoel

c)

Osculum

d)

Ostia

13.

Members of the what phylum include sea anemones and coral?

a)

Animalia

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Porifera

d)

Plantae

14.

What creates the flow of water in a sponge?

a)

pores

b)

osculum

c)

collar cells

d)

amoebocytes

15.

Which live on land?

a)

porifera

b)

cnidaria

c)

both

d)

neither

16.

Sponges can reproduce asexually by budding and creating...

a)

spicules

b)

larvae

c)

amoebocytes

d)

gemmules

17.

Annelids is another name for

a)

worms

b)

a girl named Anne with eyelids

c)

jellyfish

d)

sponges

18.

Some worms can be parasitic, which means...

a)

uses photosynthesis

b)

hunts for food and then consumes it

c)

feeds off of a host to get

d)

only eats food from Paris

19.

Which type of worm is good for the soil because it decomposes and returns nutrients to the soil?

a)

segmented worms (earthworms)

b)

flat worms

c)

round worms

d)

parasitic worms

20.

Which type of symmetry do most worms have?

a)

radial

b)

bilateral

c)

no symmetry (asymmetrical)

21.

Most cnidarians are known to have nematocysts which are...

a)

homes for fish

b)

slime

c)

growths on the organism

d)

stinging cells

22.

Which of the following is not an example of a cnidarian?

a)

jellyfish

b)

anemone

c)

coral

d)

starfish

23.

Which phylum include jellies and corals?

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Mollusca

d)

Nematoda

24.

Phylum Ctenophora include:

a)

All jellies

b)

Box jellies

c)

Comb jellies

d)

Simple worms

25.

Ctenophores differ from jellies by:

a)

having stinging cells.

b)

having the ability to grow larger than most fish.

c)

being colorless.

d)

using cilia for movement.

26.

The TWO Phyla in this section with RADIAL symmetry are: (You must pick both to get 2 points)

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Ctenophora

c)

Nemertea

d)

Platyhelminthes

27.

"Ribbonworms" is the common name for Phylum __________.

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Ctenophora

c)

Nemertea

d)

Platyhelminthes

28.

The animals with poison more potent than that of a cobra are the __________.

a)

box jellies

b)

true jellies

c)

corals

d)

Portuguese Man-o-wars

29.

The group that displays luminescence in the dark is Phylum __________.

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Ctenophora

c)

Nemertea

d)

Platyhelminthes

30.
Includes all flatworms
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
31.
Which phylum includes roundworms?
a)
Turbellaria
b)
Cestoda
c)
Nematoda 
d)
Porifera 
32.

Top or front end four-legged animal

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

33.

Hind or tail end of an organism

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

34.

Back surface of an organism

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

35.

Back surface of an organism

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

36.

Front surface or the lighter, belly side.

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

37.
Which of the following terms describes an area where an organism lives?
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
area
38.
Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
39.
What would most likely happen if the rabbit population was removed from the food chain grass —› rabbit —› fox?
a)
their would be more grass
b)
there would be less rabbits
c)
there would be more fox
40.
Which is an example of a parasitic relationship?
a)
a bee pollinates a flower
b)
a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog
c)
an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree
41.
In which type of relationship do both species benefit?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
42.
Barnacles grow on whales.  Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale.  Which type of relationship is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitiesm
43.
An oxpecker bird eats ticks off of a zebra.  The bird gets food from eating the ticks and the zebra has harmful parasites removed.  Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
44.
Which one is not a consumer?
a)
anemone 
b)
bear
c)
shark
d)
vulture
45.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
46.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
47.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
48.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
49.
Competition between two organisms of different species is called?
a)
Interspecific
b)
Intraspecific
c)
Inter-species
d)
You and your cousins
50.
What type of competition does this picture show?
a)
Interspecific
b)
Commensialism
c)
Intraspecific
d)
Friendly
51.
What is an example of competition? 
a)
The grasshopper and the cattail
b)
The hawk and the grasshopper
c)
The shrew and the snake
d)
The hawk and the snake

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