Vertebrate Biology Quiz

Another name for a vertebrate’s spine

• vertebral column
• endoskeleton

• cranium

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An animal with a relatively constant body temperature

• poikilotherm

• homeotherm

• larva

• invertebrate

An animal whose body temperature changes with its surroundings

• homeotherm

• invertebrate

• poikilotherm

The skeleton of a vertebrate

• endoskeleton
• spinal cord

Carries messages to and from the brain

A change of body form during an animal’s life cycle

The young of an amphibian

An animal that does not have a vertebral column

Bones of a vertebrate’s skull that cover and protect the brain

What is a scientist who studies animals called?

• botanist

• physicist

• zoologist