Invertebrate Phyla

Organisms, like sponges, lacking body tissues and body symmetry belong to which of the following phyla?

• Cnidaria

• Mollusca

• Nematoda

• Porifera

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Vertebrate or Invertebrate?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

• Neither

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Makes up 95% of the animal kingdom

• invertebrate

• vertebrate

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Can have radial symmetry

• invertebrate

• vertebrate

Any animal that lacks a vertebral column, or back bone.

• sea turtle

• invertebrates

• Suspension feeders

• always have a hard outer shell.

What group of invertebrates include jellyfish, sea anemones, and hydras?

• coelenterates

• rotifers

• echinoderms

• sponges

This phylum is made of segmented worms

• Annelida

• Mollusca

• Arthopoda

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which group includes snails, clams, and squid?

• Porifera

• Cnidaria

• Mollusks

• Arthropoda

Contains 8 of the 9 main animal phylas

• invertebrates

• vertebrates

Identify this animal.

• sponge

• cnidarian

• roundworm

• flatworm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2