Organism Structures

How are a snail and an octopus similar?

• They are both warm blooded

• They are both soft bodied

• They both have an exoskeleton

• They both have long tenticles

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Which of these best describes an amphibian.

• Cold blooded, uses gills, and lives in water

• Cold blooded, undergoes metamorphosis, and adults have lungs

• Warm blooded, lays eggs, breaths with lungs

• Warm blooded, gives live birth, and produces milk

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An animal has a thick muscular foot for movement, a soft body, and breaths through gills, what could it be?

• It could be a snail, grouped with other mollusks

• It could be a leech, grouped with other segmented worms

• It could be a sea star, grouped with other echinoderms

• I could be a sea cucumber, grouped with other sponges

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Which best describes an inference and NOT an observation?

• The organism has two antennae

• The organism has a hard exoskeleton

• The organism must be an arthropod

• The organism makes noise with its wings

When you count organisms in different categories, what would be the best graph to show your results?

• bar graph

• circle graph

• line graph

• pie chart

If you compare a dragonfly, a dolphin, and a black rat snake, what do they structures do they share allowing them to survive in their environment?

• Structures for Movement

• Ability to Shed an Exoskeleton

• Ability to Defend by Mimicry

• Structures to Cause a Painful Attack

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How do birds' semi hollow bones a structure that helps the bird?

• Makes the skeleton lighter for flight

• Fills the skeleton with air spaces to help the bird breath

• It results in a stronger skeleton for defense

• It helps obtain nutrients

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If a bird has a long needle-like beak that it uses for getting nectar. How does this help the bird feed?

• It helps the bird reach deep inside a flower

• It helps the bird hold the flower while feeding

• It helps the bird pick the flower from the plant

• It helps the bird reach flowers on a higher branch.

On a fish, which structures are best for swimming?

• Front fins

• small eye

• scales

• a tail

What is true about vertebrates?

• They have exoskeletons

• They are all endothermic (Warm blooded)

• They all have a protective skin covering

• All have legs for movement