Porferia, Cnidarian and Worms Test Study Blog
by Mr. Carrison
Gates Intermediate School
Scituate, MA

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This Friday's Test:

1. Know all the key terms on pages 15 and 26 - this is pretty much the vocab!
2. Read both chapters and take NOTES!
3. Re-Read the Chapters!
4. Know the Latin names for the phyla we are studying
5. You might review the crossword puzzles we had in class.
6. Review cell arrangement hierarchy (cells to complex organism bit)
7. Review invertebrate and vertebrate
8. What is the most complex worm phylum?
9. As always do you know the difference between a plant and animal cell?
10. Yea, OK, what the heck are seta? How are they used??? Who has them?
11. Define parasite.
12. What job or function does the gizzard perform?
13. Do you know all the parts of an earthworm's digestive track?
14. What does the crop do?
15. Define radial and bilateral symmetry
16. Can you list 5 animals with radial symmetry?
17. How do sponges obtain food? What type of cell does this job?
18. What structures actually put the food into many of the Cnidarian's such as a jellyfish mouth opening?
19. Sponge have spikes or spicules. What function or job do they perform?
20. Egg and sperm - asexual or sexual reproduction?
21. What do cnidarian's use to capture or incapacitate their prey?
22. To what phylum do earthworms belong?
23. Can you describe an earthworm's digestive system? How is it different than a jellyfish or flatworm?
24. Should dogs get checked yearly for parasitic worms?
25. The majority of animals are invertebrates or vertebrates?
26. What is the fancy word for the joining or an egg and a sperm cell?
27. All animals are made of many _________________.
28. What type of symmetry do most Cnidarian's have?
29. Name 6 Cnidarian's.
30. What habitat do sponges live in?
31. What is the simplest worm phyla?
32. OK, now what is the most complex worm phyla?
33. What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living organisms on planet Earth?
34. Now, take a deep breath! If you know all the above and have some good notes you should ace the test!

Lots of multiple guess questions, a few true/false and some picture id questions. 40 questions in all.

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Measly Extra Point Coupon: Print from your computer (no copies or facsimiles accepted) something from the www concerning a parasitic worm. Can be an article or picture. Your choice on the animal it infects or the phylum that it belongs too. Worth 1 point EACH with a MAXIMUM or 3 allowed. Vertebrates with pokadots or plaid shoes are limited to 1.1429 points max! Beware: NO, that means NONE, ZERO and/or ZIP points for duplicates. Everyone must have a different site or parasitic worm. No llama parasitic worms please!

OK, due to popular nagging I have changed the comment format. Let me know if this is better or worse???