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Marine Taxonomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following organisms is classified under Class Bivalvia?

a)

Jellyfish

b)

clams

c)

snails

d)

octopus

2.

Select ALL organisms that are classified under Kingdom ANIMALIA

a)

Sponges

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Leeches

d)

clams

e)

lobsters

3.

Select ALL classifications that apply to lobsters

a)

Kingdom Animalia

b)

Phylum Chordata

c)

Subphylum Vertebrata

d)

Phylum Arthropoda

e)

Subphylum Crustacea

4.

Select all organisms that are in the Subphylum Vertebrata

a)

Sharks & Rays

b)

Eels

c)

Dolphins

d)

marina iguanas

e)

pelicans

5.
a)

Prove that marine evolution occurs

b)

Discover and name every marine organism on Earth

c)

Designate latin as the universal language for all of marine biology

d)

identify marine organisms and find evolutionary relationships between them

6.

The Linnaean taxonomix system classifies organisms into divisions called taxa. If two organisms belong to the same taxonomic group, they are related. Similarity at which of these levels indicated the closest relationship?

a)

Class

b)

Order

c)

Genus

d)

Kingdom

7.

Which of the following marine organisms is classified under Phylum Cnidaria?

a)

A) Starfish

b)

B) Coral

c)

C) Sea Urchin

d)

D) Sea Cucumber

8.

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes members of the Phylum Mollusca?

a)

A) Presence of a notochord

b)

B) Radial symmetry

c)

C) Soft body with a hard shell

d)

D) Segmented body

9.

Which of the following is a defining feature of organisms in the Class Cephalopoda?

a)

A) Tentacles

b)

B) Fins

c)

C) Gills

d)

D) Scales

10.

In marine taxonomy, which class do sharks belong to?

a)

A) Osteichthyes

b)

B) Chondrichthyes

c)

C) Agnatha

d)

D) Amphibia

11.

Which of the following marine organisms is classified under the Order Decapoda?

a)

A) Sea Anemone

b)

B) Lobster

c)

C) Sea Turtle

d)

D) Jellyfish

12.

What is the main difference between the Subphylum Crustacea and Subphylum Hexapoda?

a)

A) Number of legs

b)

B) Type of respiratory system

c)

C) Presence of antennae

d)

D) Habitat

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Phylum Echinodermata?

a)

A) Bilateral symmetry

b)

B) Exoskeleton

c)

C) Water vascular system

d)

D) Segmented body

14.

Which marine organism is classified under the Class Gastropoda?

a)

A) Octopus

b)

B) Clam

c)

C) Snail

d)

D) Squid

15.

What is the primary habitat of organisms in the Phylum Porifera?

a)

A) Freshwater

b)

B) Terrestrial

c)

C) Marine

d)

D) Aerial