Animal Diversity & Body Systems

What characteristics do ALL animals share?

• multicellular heterotrophs

• supported by collagen & Hox genes

• movement at some point during life

• sexual reproduction and diploid

• All of the above

The kingdom of _____________ includes vertebrates and invertebrates.

• mammalia
• animalia
• plants
• chordata

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Scientists classify animals by their...

• Color
• Size
• Characteristics
• Sound

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.3-LS4-2

Animals that have backbones are...

• Vertebrates
• Invertebrates
• Mollusk
• Lobster

Which of the following lists includes only vertebrates?

• arthropods, insects, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians

• mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, cartilaginous fish, bony fish

• mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, arthropods

• arthropods, insects, echinoderms, annelids, platyhelminthes

All chordates (having a vertebral column) have which of the following features at some point in development?

• notochord- flexible skeletal support rod in back

• hollow nerve cord- runs along back

• pharyngeal slits- to move water without the digestive tract

• tail- segmented muscle tissue

• All of the above

Invertebrates do not have backboneS, but they could have a(n)

• Wings

• Endoskeleton

• Exoskeleton

• Mouth

Cold blooded animals with scaly dry skin are...

• Fish
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
•  Mammals

Warm blooded animals that feed their babies with milk....

• Mammals
• Birds
• Insects
• amphibians

Vertebrates that spend part of their lives in water and part of their lives on land....

• Mollusk
• Amphibians
• Mammals
• Fish