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Chapter 11 - Life Science

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify all the functions that animals have in common...

a)

move

b)

reproduce

c)

maintain homeostasis

d)

obtain food and oxygen

2.

Identify the level organization found in the frog's skeleton below for #1

a)

organ system

b)

cell

c)

tissue

d)

organ

3.

Identify the level organization found in the frog's skeleton below for #2

a)

tissue

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

organ system

4.

Identify the level organization found in the frog's skeleton below for #3

a)

tissue

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

organ system

5.

Identify the level organization found in the frog's skeleton below for #4

a)

tissue

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

organ system

6.

Identify each way that animals communicate

a)

sounds

b)

scents

c)

body language

7.

Identify each way in which animals are competitive

a)

showing aggression

b)

living in groups

c)

attracting a mate

d)

establishing territory

e)

living in societies

8.

Identify each way in which animals are cooperative.

a)

showing aggression

b)

living in groups

c)

attracting a mate

d)

establishing territory

e)

living in societies

9.

Behavior cycles that occur over a period of approximately one day are called _____.

a)

pheromone

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

hibernation

d)

migration

10.

A state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs during the winter when food is scarce is known as _____.

a)

hibernation

b)

pheromone

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

migration

11.

The regular, seasonal journey of an animal from one place to another and back again is known as _____.

a)

hibernation

b)

pheromone

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

migration

12.

A lancelet is shown. Which of its characteristics belong to a chordate?

a)

the notochord, nerve chord, and tail

b)

the gill slits, notochord, and nerve cord

c)

the gill slits, notochord, and mouth

d)

the mouth, gill slits, and nerve chord

13.

Which characteristics do birds and mammals have in common?

a)

Both are vertebrates that produce milk

b)

Both have fur or hair.

c)

Both are endothermic vertebrates.

d)

Both have a three-chambered heart.

14.

Which of the following best describes the function of the placenta?

a)

stores food inside the body before swallowing and digesting it

b)

passes materials between a mother and her offspring before it is born

c)

directs and coordinates a mammal's complex movements

d)

delivers oxygen to the body's cells

15.

What kind of evidence is used to determine the relationship between animals?

a)

evidence from an animal's body structure

b)

evidence from the way an animal develops

c)

evidence from an animal's DNA

d)

all of the above

16.

Which describes an ectothermic animal?

a)

an animal that depends on the sun to raise its body temperature

b)

an animal that has a thick coat of fur

c)

an animal that sweats when the environment is too hot

d)

an animal that maintains its body temperature when walking through snow

17.

An example of a competitive behavior is ...

a)

a school of fish escaping a predator

b)

wolves hunting prey as a group

c)

bees living together in a hive

d)

a bear defending its territory

18.

How might a thick layer of fat help a seal?

a)

It is an ectotherm, so a thick layer of fat keeps it warm on a cold night.

b)

It is an endotherm, so a thick layer of fat helps lower its body temperature.

c)

It is an endotherm, so a thick layer of fat helps keep it warm in the cold water

d)

It is an ectotherm, so a thick layer of fat helps raise its body temperature

19.
What is a vertebrate?
a)
Animals that live in water.
b)
Animals that live on land.
c)
An animal with a backbone.
d)
Animals that are advanced/complex.
20.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
21.
Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
c)
Neither
22.
Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
c)
Neither
23.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
24.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
25.
Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?
a)
Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks
b)
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians
c)
Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog
d)
Humans, fish, birds and reptiles
26.
Which animal is an ectotherm?
a)
Penguin
b)
Deer
c)
Whale
d)
Snake
27.
3. If an animal has no symmetry it is called what?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
d)
I didn't read the choices
28.
2. An animal that has many lines of symmetry is said to have this type of symmetry.
a)
Asymmetrical
b)
Bilateral
c)
Radial
d)
None of These