Name that Phyla
Vocabulary
Animal Diets
Animal Behavior
Who has this- and why?
100

Hydras, jellyfish, sea anemones and coral belong to this group.

What is Cnidaria?

100

Describes an animal that can't move

What is sessile?

100

Animals that eat only plants

What are Herbivores?

100

Behavior that an organism is born with

What is innate?

100

Siphon

What is the squid- used to propel it through the water

200

This name means "soft bodied".

What is Molluska?

200

The back of an animal

What is dorsal?

200

Animals that eat only meat

What are carnivores?

200

A spider spinning a web would be an example of this type of behavior

What is instinct?

200

Setae

What are bristles or hairs found on arthropods, like the earthworm?

300

There are about 50 species of roundworms that belong to this group.

What is Nematoda?

300

A young animal fixes its attention on the first object it comes into contact with

What is imprinting?

300

Animals that eat both meat and plants

What are omnivores?

300

When an organism copies the behavior or physical features of another organism to help it survive

What is mimicry?

300

Camouflage

What is an adaptation that an animal does to disguise their appearance, like the squid.

400

These are the simplest of all animals with the body made up of 2 layers of cells

What is Porifera?

400

This is the phylum with the greatest number of different species- and they have exoskeletons

* Name up to 4 examples for an extra 100 points each!

What is arthropods?

400

Animals that feed on dead or decomposing organic materials

What are Detritivores?

400

Seasonal movement of animals to find foo and mates

What is migration?

400

Water-Vascular System

What is a series of internal canals where water flows and enables an echinoderm animal to use its tube feet?

500

Remember our planarians- they belong to this group.

What is Platyhelminthes?

500

The phyla that the leech belongs to....

What is Annelida?

500

An animal that lives on or in another organism

What is a parasite?

500

When a larva completely changes in appearance to become an adult

What is metamorphosis?

500

Proglottids

What are structures of the tapeworm that are involved in reproduction?