Name:
Date:
Organisms Species and Phylum Identification
A. List the characteristics for each phylum.
B. Match each of the species below to the correct phylum name and description:
a. Hookworm, Round Worm,
e. Clam, Snail, Oyster, Octopus,
Acaris
Squid
b. Jellyfish, Sea Anemone,
f. Planaria, Tapeworm, Fluke
Coral
g. Lobster, Spider, Insects,
c. Sponge (freshwater and
Centipede
marine)
h. Sea Star (starfish), Sea
d. Earthworm, Leech,
Urchin, Sand Dollar
Clamworm
Examples
__C__ 1.
___B__ 2.
___F__ 3.
__A__ 4.
Phylum
Porifera
Colenterata
(Cnidaria)
Platyhelminthes
Nematoda
Phylum Description
Characteristics
Pore-bearing
Aysmmetrical, filter
feeders, reproduce
sexually or asexually, no
nervous system.
Hollow-bodied
(Stinging Cells)
Flatworms
Roundworms
Soft bodied, stinging
tentacles, radial
symmetry, reproduce
sexually or asexually
Bilateral symmetry, soft
flattened worms, use cilia
or muscle cells to move,
have eyespot to detect
light
Slender, unsegmented,
many are carnivores,
internal fertilizationsexual reproduction
__D___ 5.
__E___ 6.
__G__ 7.
_H__ 8.
Annelida
Mollusca
Arthropoda
Echinodermata
Segmented Worms
Soft-bodied
Jointed-feet
Spiny-skinned
Range from filter feeders
to predators, closed
circulatory system,
reproduce sexually, welldeveloped nervous
system
Soft bodied with external
or internal shell, body
plan- foot, mantle, shell,
and visceral mass (
internal organs), open
circulatory system
Segmented bodies,
exoskeleton, open
circulatory system, well
developed nervous
system, undergo molting.
Spiny skin, internal
skeleton, water vascular
system, tube feet (
suction cup like feet)