WorksheetsPhylum Porifera: Sponges
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Sponges are considered:
Monoblastic with only one germ layer
Diploblastic with two germ layers
Triploblastic with three germ layers
Quadroblastic with four germ layers
Sponges have what type of symmetry:
Bilateral symmetry
Radial symmetry
Asymmetry
Antiparallel symmetry
Archaeocytes are also known as this because they have irregular shapes:
Pinacocytes
Sclerocytes
Choanocytes
Amoebocytes
In addition to gathering food, what other process are choanocytes important for?
Contraction; regulating the surface area of the sponge
Respiration; gas exchange
Circulation; carrying the nutrients to all parts of the sponge
Digestion; breaking down food
Sponges are broken down into different classes based on:
Their primary method of reproduction
The type of spicule composition in their skeleton
What body form they exhibit
Whether they live in salt water, brackish water, or freshwater
When sperm are released into the water by one sponge and taken into the canal system of another to be fertilized it is called:
Internal Fertilization
External Fertilization
Which term best describes an adult sponge?
Sessile
Sedentary
Burrowing
Free-swimming
Which term best describes a sponge larva?
Sessile
Sedentary
Burrowing
Free-swimming
Sponges are able to repair injuries and restore lost parts using what process?
Regeneration
Cell Recognition
Reaggregation
Somatic Embryogenesis
What is unique about the newly discovered Harp sponge?
It can grow to be several meters in height and diameter
It was found in the deepest part of the ocean
It is a carnivore and doesn’t feed like other sponges
Its spicules have seven rays and are different from all other sponges
The process a sponge uses to eat and digest its food is called:
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
Exocytosis
Leukocytosis
Sponges are members of Phylum __________ which means “pore-bearing”.
Cnidaria
Nematoda
Porifera
Platyhelminthes
The process in which sponges get their food is called: __________.
Choanocytes are also known as __________ cells.
A giant barrel sponge is nicknamed the “__________” of the reef.
What are the two types of asexual reproduction used by sponges?
internal fertilization
parthenogenesis
budding
gemmules
What is an advantage of Leuconoid body form in a sponge?
What is another term for the group of all multicellular animals?
Metazoan
Cells used by a sponge to create an incoming current
Cells which carry nutrients to other parts of the sponge
amoebocytes (archaeocytes)
Name for the pores on a sponge
Skeleton type make up of flexible protein fibers
spongin
Skeleton type make up of microscopic needlelike structures
Spicules
The exit opening on a sponge where water and wastes leave
osculum
The hollow center in a sponge
osculum
ostia
spongocoel
The jellylike extracellular matrix in a sponge
Thin, flat, epithelial-like cells that cover the exterior surface of a sponge
Made of spongin and spicules
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Spicules are made of calcium carbonate
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Spicules are straight or have three or four rays
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Spicules often have six rays
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Contains mostly deep-sea forms, such as glass sponges
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Contains 95% of living sponge species, including
freshwater sponges
Calcarea
Demospongiae
Hexactinellida
Which sponge body type is pictured?
Asconoid
Syconoid
Leuconoid
Which sponge body type is pictured?
Asconoid
Syconoid
Leuconoid
Which sponge body type is pictured?
Asconoid
Syconoid
Leuconoid
