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1Members of the phyla Protista and Cnidaria are ________.
A)absorptive heterotrophs
B)ingestive-feeding heterotrophs
C)autotrophs
D)chemotrophs



2Sponges lack tissues and organs.
A)True
B)False



3Sponges are ________, meaning that their bodies have no symmetry or pattern.
A)radially symmetrical
B)bilaterally symmetrical
C)asymmetrical



4How do sponges feed?



5Define choanocyte.



6Filtered water leaves a sponge through the osculum.
A)True
B)False



7The wall of a sponge contains crystalline, spike-like skeletal structures that provide support and deter predation called ________.
A)amoebocytes
B)spicules
C)mesenchymes
D)spongocoels



8Asexual reproduction in sponges includes the release of stress-resistant aggregates of amoebocytes called ________.
A)spores
B)gametes
C)gemmules
D)endospores



9What are the four classes of the phylum Cnidaria?



10Cnidarians are ________.
A)radially symmetrical
B)bilaterally symmetrical
C)asymmetrical



11Bodies of cnidarians have two cellular layers, a ________ on the outside, a ________ on the inside, and a gelatinous ________ between the two layers.



12What are the two basic body-plans of cnidarians?



13In cnidarians, after fertilization the zygote develops into a swimming mass of ciliated cells called ________.
A)planula
B)ephyra
C)medusa
D)mesoglea



14In cnidarians, polyps may bud immature medusae called ________.
A)planulae
B)ephyrae
C)gonozoids
D)gastrozooids



15How do cnidarians feed?



16Differentiate between cnidocytes and nematocysts.



17In cnidarians, food is pushed into a gastrovascular cavity and waste is moved out the same opening.
A)True
B)False



18The alternation form the medusa to the polyp form in cnidarians is called ________.
A)polygamy
B)budding
C)alteration of generations
D)polymorphism



19In the class Scyphozoa, the medusa stage dominates the life cycle.
A)True
B)False



20In the class Anthozoa, the medusa stage dominates the life cycle.
A)True
B)False







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