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UNIT& 9A - Invertebrates, Sponges, and Cnidarians

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main shape of a jellyfish can be classified as:

a)

Polyp

b)

Nerve net

c)

Medusa

d)

Nematocyst

2.

Water and waste exit a sponge through its:

a)

Ostia

b)

Nematocysts

c)

Osculum

d)

Mouth

3.

The basic structure of the coral organism is:

a)

Polyp

b)

Medusa

c)

Nematocyst

d)

Cnidoblast

4.

The stinging cells of a jellyfish are called:

a)

Cnidoblast

b)

Cilia

c)

Nematocysts

d)

Zooxanthellae

5.

Animals that do not have backbones are

a)

echinoderms

b)

cnidarians

c)

invertebrates

d)

mammals

6.

An invertebrate with stinging cells and a central body cavity

a)

mollusks

b)

cnidarian

c)

segmented worm

d)

sponge

7.

An animal with a soft, unsegmented body often protected by a hard shell:

a)

mollusk

b)

cnidarian

c)

sponge

d)

segmented worm

8.

An asymmetrical animal without tissues or organs:

a)

SpongeBob SquarePants

b)

sponge

c)

roundworm

d)

cnidarian

9.

Hard outer covering is called an:

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

skeleton

d)

bones

10.

An internal skeleton is called an:

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

skeleton

d)

bones

11.

The level of organization cnidarians have is...

a)

specialized cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

12.

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

a)

replication

b)

amphiblastula

c)

fusion

d)

budding

13.

What creates the flow of water in a sponge?

a)

pores

b)

osculum

c)

collar cells

d)

amoebocytes

14.

Cnidaria means ____ cells.

a)

shelter

b)

stinging

c)

polyp

d)

medussa

15.
What do jellyfish have that sting to help them catch food?
a)
eyes
b)
tentacles
c)
mouths
d)
backbones
16.
The hard "skeleton" structures in a sponge are called...
a)
Spongin
b)
Spicules
c)
Amebocytes
d)
Pinococytes
17.

Match the following

a)
1.

Radial Symmetry

b)
2.

Bilateral Symmetry

c)
3.

Asymmetry

18.

Match the following

a)
1.

Mollusk

b)
2.

Arachnid

c)
3.

Annelid

d)
4.

Insect

19.
Organisms of this Phylum have pores or openings in them.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
flatworms
c)
bivalves
d)
Porifera
20.

To which phylum does the planarian in the picture belong?

a)

cnidarian

b)

insect/arthropoda

c)

flatworm/platyhelminthes

d)

roundworm/nematoda

21.

Roundworn

a)

Crustacean

b)

Nematode

c)

Echinoderm

d)

Arachnid

22.

Tapeworm

a)

flatworm

b)

Insect

c)

Annelid

d)

Cephalopod

23.
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
a)
Mullosk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
24.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
25.

Except for the octopus and squid, most mollusks have what?

a)

a shell

b)

one arm

c)

8 eyes

d)

feet