Brainpop- Vertebrates

1. What is the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates are warm-blooded; invertebrates are coldblooded

• Vertebrates give birth to live young; invertebrates lay eggs

• Vertebrates have lungs; invertebrates have gills

• Vertebrates have a spinal column; invertebrates don't

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2. How can a notochord differ from a proper backbone?

• A notochord can be made of stiffened tissue

• A notochord can be located along an animal's belly, instead of its back

• A notochord can be located on the outside of an animal's body

• A notochord can disappear once an animal reaches full maturity

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3. From what Tim describes about endoskeletons, what can you infer about the prefix "endo-?"

• It means "stiff"

• It means "internal"

• It means "bony"

• It means "large"

4. Which term most accurately describes your body?

• Endothermic

• Ectothermic

• Mesothermic

• Hypothermic

5. What can you infer about cartilaginous fish from their name?

• They have no fins

• They have no jaws

• They have no bones

• They have no spinal columns

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6. Which of the following is an example of an amphibian?

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7. Which term accurately describes one function of birds' feathers?

• Exoskeleton

• Insulation

• Respiration

• Migration

8. What do all mammals have in common?

• Two legs

• The ability to lay eggs

• Hair or fur

• The sense of sight

9. Compared to other types of vertebrates, fish are the most numerous. What does this mean?

• Fish are larger in size than other vertebrates

• Fish make up the largest group of vertebrates

• Fish have colder blood than other vertebrates

• Fish travel in larger groups than other vertebrates

10. Torpor is most similar to which of the following phenomena?

• Molting

• Metamorphosis

• Migration

• Hibernation