Module 6/Vertebrates Module Exam Review

Which animals do NOT have a backbone?

• Vertebrates

• Invertebrates

What can we compare a fish's caudal fin to?

• a steering wheel

• lungs

• a motor

What of these organisms is considered a cartilaginous fish?

• A goldfish

• A lamprey

• A crab

• A Stingray

What do gills do for a fish?

• They absorb oxygen from the water into the bloodstream.

• The take in oxygen and transport it to the lungs.

• Regulate body temperature.

• Absorb nutrients from the water.

What makes a toad special?

• They have bones made of cartilage.

• They have gills all of their lives.

• They can run, camouflage themselves, and begin their lives as tadpoles.

• They are the only amphibian not to go through metamorphosis.

What two things do amphibians have then they are young, but lose when they become adults?

• gills and lungs

• gills and legs

• gills and tails

• lungs and tails

If a reptile gets too cold, how can they wam themselves up?

• They can go for a run.

• They don't need to do anything, their body can regulate it's own temperature.

• They can just wait.

• They can move to a warmer area.

Why do birds eat more food than many other animals?

• They need to maintain their body temperature.

• They are super hungry.

• They need to put on weight for the winter.

• They eat the same amount as other animals.

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What is speial about a bird's bones that make them the perfect animal for flight?

• They are thin.

• They are hollow.

• They are strong.

• They bend easily.

Which birds are flightless?

• Ostrich

• Penguin

• Peregrin Falcon

• Bluebird