Echinodermata (Phylum) – Multiple Choice Test ©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

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1 5 All the following animals are Starfish eat: Echinoderms, EXCEPT: A seaweed and kelp. A starfish B clams, oysters and scallops. B octopus C whales. C sand dollar D fish. D sea urchin E sea cucumber

2 Echinoderms are found in: 6 Starfish eat by:

A desert habitats. A wrapping its arms around its prey and B forest habitats. squeezing. C ocean habitats. B biting it into bits before swallowing it. D all habitats. C pushing their stomach out of their mouths to dissolve prey before eating it. D They don’t eat.

Echinoderms: 3 7 To defend against predators, sea urchins have: A are all radially symmetrical. B have an internal skeleton called A sharp spines. endoskeleton. B stinging tentacles. C breathe through a kind of gills. C big teeth. D all of the above. D none of the above.

4 8 Echinoderm adults: Sand dollars and sea urchins have all of the following, EXCEPT: A move on the sea floor on “tube feet” B are free-swimming A Pores that form a flower pattern in C are attached to the sea floor (sessile). their skeleton. D all of the above. B A flattened endoskeleton. C Sharp spines they use to burrow in the sand. D All of the above. Echinodermata (Phylum) – Multiple Choice Test KEY ©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______

1 5 All the following animals are Starfish eat: Echinoderms, EXCEPT: A seaweed and kelp. A starfish B clams, oysters and scallops. B octopus C whales. C sand dollar D fish. D sea urchin E sea cucumber

2 Echinoderms are found in: 6 Starfish eat by:

A desert habitats. A wrapping its arms around its prey and B forest habitats. squeezing. C ocean habitats. B biting it into bits before swallowing it. D all habitats. C pushing their stomach out of their mouths to dissolve prey before eating it. D They don’t eat.

Echinoderms: 3 7 To defend against predators, sea urchins have: A are all radially symmetrical. B have an internal skeleton called A sharp spines. endoskeleton. B stinging tentacles. C breathe through a kind of gills. C big teeth. D are all of the above. D none of the above.

4 8 Echinoderm adults: Sand dollars and sea urchins have all of the following, EXCEPT: A move on the sea floor on “tube feet” B are free-swimming A Pores that form a flower pattern in C are attached to the sea floor (sessile). their skeleton. D all of the above. B A flattened endoskeleton. C Sharp spines they use to burrow in the sand. D All of the above.