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Invertebrates


True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

The feature that distinguishes an invertebrate from a vertebrate is the absence of a notochord.
 

2. 

The vertebrates are not only the best known but also the most numerous, consisting of over 95% of all described animal species.
 

3. 

Sponges only reproduce sexually, but are hermaphroditic.
 

4. 

All cnidarians are radially symmetrical.
 

5. 

Members of the phylum annelida are segmented and have a coelom.
 

6. 

Members of the phylum echinodermata are bilaterally symmetrical.
 

7. 

One of the key features separating the arthropods from all other animals is the strong external skeleton, called the endoskeleton.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

8. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an organism in the animal kingdom?
a.
multicellular
d.
are studied by zoologists
b.
eukaryotic
e.
are autotrophic
c.
no cell wall
 

9. 

How did the development of a coelom aid animals?
a.
aided digestion
b.
aided respiration
c.
allowed for an increase in surface area
d.
allowed for more space for internal organs
e.
none of the above
 

10. 

Which of the following is the best meaning for the word "cephalization"?
a.
the concentration of nerve tissue and receptors at the anterior end of an animal's body
b.
the concentration of nerve tissue and receptors at the posterior end of an animals's body
c.
the presence of a head
d.
the process of producing a "cephala," as occurs during the reproduction of a Hydra
e.
none of the above
 

11. 

What major system is missing in members of the phylum porifera?
a.
circulatory
d.
respiratory
b.
digestive
e.
reproductive
c.
nervous
 

12. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a cnidarian?
a.
aquatic or terrestrial habitat
d.
possess true tissues
b.
radially symmetric
e.
have only ectoderm and endoderm
c.
have tentacles
 

13. 

Which of the following is not true about the phylum platyhelminthes?
a.
bilateral symmetry
d.
digestive system with two openings
b.
cephalization
e.
rudimentary excretory system
c.
have mesoderm
 

14. 

Which of the following is not true about the nematoda?
a.
both free-living and parasitic species
d.
lack a respiratory system
b.
have a "blind" digestive tract
e.
lack a circulatory system
c.
have a nervous system
 

15. 

Which of the following is not true about the annelida?
a.
have segments
d.
have a circulatory system
b.
include leeches
e.
have an excretory system
c.
possess a pseudocoelom
 

16. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mollusca?
a.
lack a coelom
d.
referred to as 'protostomes'
b.
bilaterally symmetrical
e.
have a head, except for bivalves
c.
similar pattern of egg development
 

17. 

What makes cephalopods different from other mollusca?
a.
they lack cephalization
d.
they are dioecious
b.
they lack a coelom
e.
they are heterotrophic
c.
they are radially symmetrical
 

18. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the echinodermata?
a.
pentamerous radial symmetry
b.
referred to as "deuterostomes"
c.
have a water vascular system
d.
have a true endoskeleton
e.
have only one opening for ingestion/egestion
 

19. 

Which of the following is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom?
a.
Porifera
d.
Mollusca
b.
Arthropoda
e.
Insecta
c.
Annelida
 

20. 

In which one of the following habitats would you not find an arthropod?
a.
desert
d.
Arctic ice
b.
deep ocean
e.
are found in all habitats
c.
forest
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below concerning the porifera and cnidaria.
a.
Porifera
e.
metamorphosis
b.
Cnidaria
f.
nematocysts
c.
hermaphroditic
g.
polyp
d.
larva
h.
medusa
 

21. 

stinging capsules that aid in the capture of prey
 

22. 

a series of stages that an organism goes through, from egg to adult
 

23. 

a intermediate form that an organism goes through to achieve its adult form
 

24. 

sharing both male and female sex organs
 

25. 

animals without tissues
 

26. 

sessile stage of a cnidarian
 

27. 

means nettle or stinging hairs
 

28. 

motile stage of a cnidarian
 



 
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