Phylum Porifera Lab
8 Questions
| Attempts: 120
This quiz is all about the members of the phylum Porifera, which are multicellular organisms which have bodies full of pores and channels which allow water to circulate through them. They are commonly known as sponges.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Sponges have true organ systems
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
They function entirely on a cellular level of organization.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Sponges are _____ (multicellular animals), but not ______ (animals with true tissues).
Correct Answer
metazoans, eumetazoans - 3.
Sponges are _________ (non-moving), _______ feeding organisms.
Correct Answer
sessile, filter - 4.
Embedded in the skeleton are _______, which are flagellated cells which produce water currents to bring food through the pores.
Correct Answer
choanocytes - 5.
List the three body types of sponges.
- 6.
Which body form is the least common and least efficient in terms of filtration.
- A.
Leuconoid
- B.
Syconoid
- C.
Asconoid
Correct Answer
C. Asconoid -
- 7.
Sponges are _________ and can reproduce sexually and asexually.
Correct Answer
monoecious - 8.
The _____________ body type is the most efficient and has the most surface area of the three types.
- A.
Leuconoid
- B.
Syconoid
- C.
Asconoid
Correct Answer
A. Leuconoid -
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