Animal Jeopardy Game

Sapat (Hiligaynon)

100

1. This phylum includes sponges, which are unique for lacking true tissues and being asymmetrical.

What is Porifera?

150

1. Sea stars and urchins use this specialized system for locomotion and feeding.

What is the water vascular system?

200

1. This term describes animals whose mouth develops from the first opening (blastopore) in the embryo.

What are protostomes?

Hayop (Tagalog)

100

1. Jellyfish and corals belong to this phylum, characterized by stinging cells called cnidocytes.

What is Cnidaria?

150

1. Snails, clams, and squids all share this soft-bodied phylum name.

What is Mollusca?

200

1.  Sponges feed by filtering water through these specialized "collar cells."

What are choanocytes?

Mananap (Cebuano)

100

1.  Members of this phylum, like insects and spiders, possess a hard chitinous exoskeleton.

What is Arthropoda?

150

1. Flatworms, like Planaria, belong to this phylum known for having no body cavity.

What is Platyhelminthes?

200

1.  This phylum is known for having a "mantle" that often secretes a calcium carbonate shell.

What is Mollusca?

Tupas (Bicolano)

100

1. Earthworms belong to this phylum of "segmented worms."

What is Annelida?

150

1. These "roundworms" are unsegmented and often parasitic.

What is Nematoda?

200

1. Unlike humans, arthropods must do this to grow larger because their skeleton doesn't expand.

What is molting (or ecdysis)?

Ayup (Kapampangan)

100

1. This phylum, containing humans and dogs, is defined by having a backbone or a notochord.

What is Chordata?

150

1. Most animals show this type of symmetry, where they can be divided into identical left and right halves.

 What is bilateral symmetry?

200

1. This phylum’s name literally means "spiny skin."

What is Echinodermata?