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Echinoderm and Arthropod Review

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of the water vascular system in echinoderms?

a)

Digestion

b)

Gas exchange

c)

Locomotion and feeding

d)

Excretion

2.

Which of the following best describes the body symmetry of adult echinoderms?

a)

Bilateral symmetry

b)

Radial symmetry

c)

Asymmetrical

d)

Spherical symmetry

3.

Echinoderms typically reproduce:

a)

By budding

b)

Exclusively sexually

c)

Exclusively asexually

d)

Both sexually and asexually

4.

How do sea stars (a type of echinoderm) feed?

a)

Filter feeding

b)

External digestion

c)

Absorbing nutrients through their skin

d)

Grazing on algae

5.

What mechanism do echinoderms primarily use for locomotion?

a)

Cilia

b)

Muscular contraction

c)

Tube feet

d)

Fins

6.

Which sensory capability is NOT commonly found in echinoderms?

a)

Light sensitivity

b)

Sound detection

c)

Chemical detection

d)

Vibration sensitivity

7.

The echinoderm skeleton is made up of:

a)

Chitin

b)

Calcium carbonate

c)

Cartilage

d)

Bone

8.

In echinoderms, gas exchange primarily occurs through:

a)

Lungs

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

d)

Trachea

9.

Which of the following is NOT a role of echinoderms in their ecosystem?

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Decomposer

d)

Reef building

10.

Sea cucumbers, a type of echinoderm, have a unique defense mechanism that involves:

a)

Emitting a toxic substance

b)

Camouflaging with their surroundings

c)

Ejecting internal organs to distract predators

d)

Producing a loud noise

11.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily 
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea cucumber 
d)
sand dollar 
12.
What echinoderm is this? 
a)
sand dollar
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea star
d)
brittle star
13.
What does the term echinoderm mean?
a)
tube feet
b)
star shaped
c)
spiny skin
d)
stomach foot
14.
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Pentaradial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
15.
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
16.
Sea stars feed by
a)
Injecting poison that digests the prey 
b)
Everting their stomach to digest prey
c)
Chewing their prey with jaws and teeth
d)
squeezing their prey until it dies
17.
What phylum do echinoderms belong to?
a)
Cnidaria
b)
Porifiera
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Chordata
18.
The nerve that runs down each arm of a starfish is the _____
a)
nerve ring
b)
stone nerve
c)
radial nerve
d)
ampulla
19.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
20.

An echinoderm with soft body and a leathery covering.

a)

sea star

b)

sand dollar

c)

sea urchin

d)

sea cucumber

21.

Hollow thin walled tubes that each end in a suction cup

a)

tube feet

b)

tentacles

c)

sand dollar

d)

sea star

22.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What two echinoderms are able to regenerate?

a)

Sand dollar and sea urchin

b)

brittle star and sea star

24.

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.

25.
What does the term echinoderm mean?
a)
tube feet
b)
star shaped
c)
spiny skin
d)
stomach foot
26.
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Pentaradial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
27.
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
28.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
29.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The process by which some organisms replace or restore lost or amputated body parts.

a)

HERBIVORE

b)

FISSION

c)

REGENERATION

d)

TUBE FEET

31.

One of the numerous external, fluid-filled muscular tubes of an echinoderm, such as a starfish or sea urchin, serving as organs of locomotion, food handling, and respiration.

a)

TUBE FEET

b)

REGENERATION

c)

FISSION

d)

ECHINOIDEA

32.

A class of echinoderms that comprises the sea cucumbers.

a)

HERBIVORE

b)

ASTEROIDEA

c)

ECHINOIDEA

d)

HOLOTHUROIDEA

33.

The class that belongs to the phylum Echinodermata. Ex. the sand dollars, and sea urchins.

a)

HOLOTHUROIDEA

b)

ASTEROIDEA

c)

FILTER FEEDER

d)

ECHINOIDEA

34.

One of the largest and most familiar classes within the Phylum Echinodermata. The animals, commonly known as sea stars or starfishes.

a)

HOLOTHUROIDEA

b)

ASTEROIDEA

c)

DETRITIVORE

d)

ECHINOIDEA

35.
What is the primary component of an echinoderm's skeleton?
a)
Spicules of chitin plates
b)
Ossicles of chitin plates
c)
Spicules of calcium carbonate
d)
Ossicles of calcium carbonate
36.

Sea urchins have got spines ...

a)

To harm people that are walking around

b)

For hunting prey

c)

To look nice to other animals

d)

To protect themselves and to move their bodies

37.
What does the term echinoderm mean?
a)
tube feet
b)
star shaped
c)
spiny skin
d)
stomach foot
38.
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
39.
Which of the following organisms is NOT an echinoderm?
a)
sea cucumber
b)
sand dollar
c)
nudibranch
d)
brittle starfish
40.
With regard to body cavities, how are echinoderms classified?
a)
Deuterostome coelomate
b)
Protostome coelomate
c)
Deuterostome acoelomate
d)
Protostome acoelomate
41.
By what process will starfish regrow an arm torn off by a predator?
a)
Reconstructive meiosis
b)
Regeneration
c)
Tissue regenesis
d)
Mitotic restoration
42.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
43.
What is the primary component of an echinoderm's skeleton?
a)
Spicules of chitin plates
b)
Ossicles of chitin plates
c)
Spicules of calcium carbonate
d)
Ossicles of calcium carbonate
44.
What type of symmetry do larval echinoderms exhibit?
a)

Asymmetry

b)
Radial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
45.
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Radial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
46.
How do echinoderms excrete nitrogenous waste from their bodies?
a)
through diffusion
b)
through nephridia
c)
through respiratory trees
d)
through dermal gills
47.
How are the eggs of echinoderms fertilized?
a)
internally
b)
externally
c)
asexually
d)
pseuodsexually
48.

What organ is coming out of the sea star?

a)

cardiac stomach

b)

pyloric stomach

c)

intestines

d)

lungs

49.

Ophi-

a)

Mother

b)

Lily

c)

Snake

d)

Star

50.

Aster-

a)

Mother

b)

Lily

c)

Snake

d)

Star

51.

Echino-

a)

Mother

b)

Sprout

c)

Snake

d)

Spiny

52.

Crin-

a)

Mother

b)

Lily

c)

Snake

d)

Star

53.

Common name is....

a)

Sand dollar

b)

Brittle Star

c)

Sea Star

d)

Sea Urchin

54.

Common name is....

a)

Sand dollar

b)

Brittle Star

c)

Sea Star

d)

Sea Urchin

55.

Common name is....

a)

Sand dollar

b)

Brittle Star

c)

Sea Star

d)

Sea Urchin

56.

Common name is....

a)

Sand dollar

b)

Brittle Star

c)

Sea Star

d)

Sea Cucumber

57.

What letter is pointing to the Ring Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

AB

58.

What letter is pointing to the Radial Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.

What letter is pointing to the Stone Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

60.

What letter is pointing to the Madreporite?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

61.

What letter is pointing to the tube feet?

a)

AB

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

62.

Why would the sea Cucumber expel its Evisceration?

a)

To filter the water for food.

b)

To get away from a predator

c)

To remove water from its system

63.
In addition to radial symmetry, echinoderms have a water-vascular system.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
The skeleton of an echinoderm is composed of individual plates called
a)
ocelli
b)
ossicles.
c)
odonata.
d)
isopods.
65.
Echinodermata means
a)
spiny skin
b)
five limbs
c)
skin gills
d)
tentacles surrounding mouth
66.

What does Ophiuroidea mean?

a)

Spine like

b)

Lilly like

c)

Snake like

d)

Brittle like

67.

Where is the madreporite?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

68.

Where are the tube feet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

69.

Where is the radial canal?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

F

70.

Where are the ampullae?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

71.

What are the ossicles of echinoderms composed of?

a)

chitin

b)

cellulose

c)

calcium carbonate

d)

spongin

72.
What are the 5 class names for Echinoderms?
a)
Star brittle, sea urchins, sea horse, sea cucumber, starfish
b)
Starfish, sea urchin, star brittle, sea cucumber, feather star
c)
Fish, sea brittle, sea urchin, sea horse, sea cucumber, starfish
d)
None of the above
73.

Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to which subphylum?

a)

Crustacea

b)

Chelicerata

c)

Myriapoda

d)

Insecta

74.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of arthropods?

a)

Open circulatory system

b)

Jointed appendages

c)

Segmented body

d)

Endoskeleton

75.

The exoskeleton of an arthropod is made of which of the following?

a)

chitin

b)

protin

c)

nacre

d)

spongin

76.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the exoskeleton.

a)

Protection

b)

Prevents water loss

c)

Attachment of muscles

d)

Flexibility of movement

77.

Since the exoskeleton limits the growth of arthropods, they have to shed their exoskeletons and form a new one. This is called ____.

a)

defecating

b)

molting

c)

morphing

d)

excreting

78.

Which of the following does not belong in subphylum Crustacea?

a)

Crayfish

b)

Crabs

c)

Shrimp

d)

Millipedes

79.

Which of the following correctly describes a crayfish's body regions?

a)

head, thorax, abdomen

b)

head, abdomen

c)

cephalothorax, abdomen

d)

head, cephalothorax

80.

Which of the following crayfish appendages contain the claws?

a)

Uropods

b)

Telson

c)

Maxillipeds

d)

Chelipeds

81.

Which of the following crayfish structures is used for gas exchange?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

Green glands

c)

Gills

d)

Book lungs

82.

The carapace is the part of a crayfish's exoskeleton to covers and protects the

a)

head

b)

thorax

c)

abdomen

d)

cephalothorax

83.

Which subphylum of arthropods has 3 pairs of legs, 1 pair antennae, and wings?

a)

Crustacea

b)

Hexapoda

c)

Myriapoda

d)

Chelicerata

84.

Why do arthropods molt?

a)

It happens for no reason

b)

The females don't like the one that they had

c)

The exoskeleton doesn't grow with the arthropod

d)

They are done hibernating

85.

In which type of environments do arthropods live?

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Land

d)

All of these

86.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
87.

Molting is dangerous business since:

a)

it has to occur at the right time

b)

at that time they are vulnerable to predators

c)

it takes a very long time to occur

d)

it releases scents to the water predators can follow easily

88.

Millipedes are different from centipedes because millipedes ___.

a)

have more legs per segment

b)

secrete venom

c)

are predators

d)

hae flattened bodies

89.

The scientific name for an organism consists of the:

a)

class and family name

b)

genus and species name

c)

domain and kingdom name

d)

kingdom and phylum name

90.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
91.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
92.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
93.

Arthropods have ____________ symmetry.

a)

radial

b)

none

c)

jointed

d)

bilateral

94.

This term means arthropods lose their exoskeleton to grow larger

a)

molt

b)

melt

c)

break

d)

slide

95.

copepods have _____ pairs of antennae and _____ pairs of legs

a)

3;6

b)

2;5

c)

1;5

d)

1;4

96.

Barnacles filter water to gather food using their _______

a)

fingers

b)

cirri

c)

mouthparts

d)

teeth

97.

this crustacean is common food for whales and fish in polar waters

a)

amphipods

b)

copepods

c)

krill

d)

barnacles

98.

which of the following is NOT a decapod?

a)

shrimp

b)

sea spider

c)

lobster

d)

crab

99.

Male crabs have a ____ -shaped abdomen while a female crabs abdomen is ____ -shaped

a)

U;V

b)

W;C

c)

V;U

d)

T;U

100.

Letter C is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

cephalothorax

c)

cheliped

d)

telson

101.

Letter D is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

cephalothorax

c)

cheliped

d)

telson

102.

Letter G is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

maxilliped

c)

pleopods

d)

cheliped

103.

Letter E is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

maxilliped

c)

pleopods

d)

telson

104.

decapods have ______ legs.

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

20

105.

Where do amphipods typically live?

a)

in shore debris

b)

on whales

c)

as plankton

d)

all of the above

106.

The term 'arthropod' literally means

a)

bent leg

b)

jointed foot

c)

bent foot

d)

jointed skeleton

107.

The arthropod exoskeleton is made of

a)

chitin

b)

melanin

c)

resin

d)

carbohydrates

108.

Another name for the pincers/ claws are

a)

swimmeretts

b)

thorax

c)

chelipeds

d)

mandibles

109.

Krill are an arthropod that are preyed upon by:

a)

Whales

b)

Humans

c)

Tuna and dolphin

d)

Sea turtles

110.

Barnacles are arthropods that are:

a)

Sessile

b)

Microscopic

c)

Benthic

d)

Toxic

111.

How do crayfish breathe?

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

through their skin

d)

they don't

112.

The phylum arthropoda is the largest animal group on the planet.

a)

True

b)

False

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