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Nervous and Starfish

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Nerve Cells are also called:
a)
Capillaries
b)
Axons
c)
Neurons
d)
NeoCortex
2.
The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
3.
The part of the neuron that conducts action potentials (sends them to the next neuron) is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Appetite
d)
Cell Body
4.
What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?
a)
Peripheral nervous system
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Autonomic nervous system
d)
Somatic nervous system
5.
A stimulus is a change that occurs in the environment that affects some aspects of an organism-such as hearing something, seeing something, a change in temperature, etc? 
a)
False
b)
True 
c)
Frog
d)
Zipper
6.
What are the main two parts of the CNS (central nervous system)?
a)
Brain and Skull
b)
Brain and Spinal Cord
c)
Spinal Cord and Nerves
d)
Nerve Cells and Nerve Endings
7.
The electrical messages sent through the nervous system are called ____________. 
a)
Impulses
b)
Neurons
c)
Dendrites
d)
Transmissions
8.

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

spinal cord

d)

left big toe

9.
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
a)
Axon 
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal
10.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon 
d)
Dendrite
11.
a)

tube feet

b)

stone canal

c)

digestive glands

d)

madreporite

12.

What phylum are sea stars in?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Ctenophora

e)

Bryozoa

13.
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
14.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

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.
a)

Opening (inlet) for water entering the water vascular system

b)

Structures are used for locomotion and capturing food (suction cup-like bottom)

c)

Structures of the digestive system that produce enzymes for the digestion of food

17.
a)

tube feet

b)

stone canal

c)

digestive glands

d)

madreporite

18.
a)

Opening (inlet) for water entering the water vascular system

b)

Structures are used for locomotion and capturing food (suction cup-like bottom)

c)

Structures of the digestive system that produce enzymes for the digestion of food

19.
a)

A

b)

B