Name:____________________________________________
CK12 9.1 Invertebrate Diversity
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1. Most animals today are ______________________.
2. All invertebrates lack a _______________________.
3. Invertebrates either have an incomplete or complete digestive system. Which one
has an opening at both ends? ________________________.
4. All invertebrates can move at some stage of their life cycle. TRUE or FALSE
5. Invertebrate nervous systems range from simple to complex: the simplest being a
network of nerves called a _________________ to a complex _____________ .
6. Most invertebrates reproduce sexually and produce ___________ and ___________ .
7. Some invertebrates also reproduce asexually through fission or ________________ .
9.2 Invertebrate Evolution
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8. Invertebrates evolved several important traits before _____________ even appeared.
9. The first animal trait to appear was _____________________ and was represented by the
_______________ .
10. Cnidarians were the first to show the next stage of invertebrate evolution: ____________
11. Tissues formed ________________ and organ systems.
12. Symmetry is another trait to have evolved. Symmetrical organisms can be divided into
________________________.
13. Name an organism that has radial symmetry ___________________
14. Flatworms represent the next stage of invertebrate evolution with what trait: __________
15. Cephalization was the first step in the evolution of the ___________________ .
16. Cephalization led to what type of symmetry? __________________________.
17. The _______________ is a third layer of cells between the ectoderm and endoderm.
18. Early invertebrates had an incomplete digestive system (one opening). What was the first animal to evolve a
complete digestive system? __________________________
19. Roundworm ancestors also evolved a ______________________ which is a partial body cavity filled with
_________________ .
20. This later evolved into a true ____________________ .
21. Name an invertebrate with a true coelom _______________________ .
22. Next came segmentation which is a ________________________________________
23. This trait increases _____________________ and ______________________.
24. Some invertebrates also evolved a _____________________ .
25. What is a notochord? _________________________________________________ .
9.3 Invertebrate Classification
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26. Approximately ___________ of all the animal species are invertebrates.
27. What group of invertebrates are the most numerous? ______________
28. Most invertebrates can be placed in one of two groups based on how they develop as embryos - name them:
_________________________ and _____________________
29. What are protostomes? ________________________________________________________
30. What animals are included in the deuterostomes group: ___________________ and_____________
