Biology 30: Unit VI and VII
Porifera and Cnidaria
Part I True or False: Correct the false statements.
- Both Poriferans and Cnidarians live in aquatic environments. ____________
- Poriferans have two distinct tissue layers. _________
- Cnidarians have a psuedocoloem. __________
- Poriferans spend most of their life as a mobile larvae. __________
- Nematocysts are specialized digestive cells. _________
- Poriferans have radial symmetry. _________
- The medusa is the mobile stage of many __________
Part II: Clearly describe TWO ways in which the Porifera and Cnidaria are different
Part III: List and describe two methods of asexual reproduction in Sponges.
Part IV: Describe the sexual life cyle of a Cnidarian.
Part VI: Define the following terms:
- Collar cell
- Spicule
- Polyp
- Sessile
Worms and Starfish
Part I : Flat Worms
What symmetry is found in all flat worms ?
Do flat worms have a coelom ?
What is meant by a parasitic lifestyle ?
Par II: Nematodes:
Nematodes have a distinctive difference from the flat worms. Describe the differences between the flat worms and the round worms. ( Do not just say one is round and one is flat.
Part IV : Annelids
Describe a distinctive feature of the annelids and give an example of an organism that shows this feature.
Part V: Molluscs
Describe two distinctive features of the Molluscs
Part VI: Echinoderms
True or False: Correct the false statements.
- Echinoderms have a distinctive head. __________
- Echinoderms have a mesodermal skeleton__________
- The larval stage of Echinoderms are radially symmetrical _________
- Sea urchins belong to the Class Asteroidea ________
- Many Echinoderms are predatory. __________
- Sea cucumbers are Echinoderms. _________
Arthropoda
Part I General features of the Arthropoda
True or False: Correct the False statements.
- All Arthropods have an internal skeleton similar to echinoderms. __________
- Arthropods have an increased capacity to move due to jointed appendages. ________
- Some Arthropods have developed the ability to fly. _________
- Arthropods have a closed circulatory system. ___________
- The main body plan of Arthropods consist of a head, coelom, and abdomen. _________
Part III: Arthropod classes: For each of the following classes:
- Give an example
- Describe the key identifying features
- Arachnida
- Chilopoda
- Crustacea
- Insecta
- Diplopoda
Chordata
Part I List three things common to all Chordates
Part II: True or False: Correct all false statements
- Urochordata include the hagfish and lampreys. ___________
- Lancelets are aquatic gill breathing simple vertebrates. _________
- The Agnathans are known as jawless fish. _________
- Sharks and rays have bony skeletons. __________
- The development of the amniotic egg was first seen in the reptiles. _________
- Warm blooded organisms are found in the Osteichthes. __________
- Aves have a hard shelled egg. _________
- Mammalians have a three chambered heart. ____________
- Aquatic and terrestrial stages are found in the Monotremes. _______
- Mammals are covered in scales and nurse their young. ________
Part III: Chordate Class overview: For each of the Chordate classes listed state the following information.
- An example
- Two distinctive defining features
- Reptilia
- Chondrichtheyes
- Mammalia
- Aves
- e) Amphibia