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Introduction to Animals

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Multicellular heterotropic organism that lack cell walls.

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

protist

d)

bacteria

2.

Animals with a backbone

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

3.

Animals that do not have a backbone.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

4.

Evolutionary adaptation of a cell for a particular function.

a)

differeniation

b)

symmetry

c)

cephalization

d)

specialization

5.

Animals get their energy from other sources.

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

6.

Process when animals take in organic materials or food usually in the form of other living things.

a)

digestion

b)

excretion

c)

ingestion

d)

respiration

7.

Cells become specialized and perform different functions. (blood cells, bone cells)

a)

specialization

b)

respiration

c)

differniation

d)

digestion

8.

Animals are able to move due to the interrelationship of 2 types of tissues. Which is not one of these tissues?

a)

digestion

b)

nervous

c)

muscle

9.

Body arrangement in which parts that lie on opposite sides of an axis are identical.

a)

symmetry

b)

differentiation

c)

specialization

10.
 What is the back or upper surface of the animal called?
a)
Dorsal
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior
d)
Posterior
11.
What is the belly or lower surface of animal called?
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral 
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
12.
What is the belly or lower surface of animal called?
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral 
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
13.
What is the head or front end of animal called?
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral  
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
14.
What is the tail or hind end opposite the head of animal called?
a)
Dorsal
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior
d)
Posterior
15.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
16.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
17.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
18.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
19.
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Radial symmetry
20.
The backside of this horse is its ___________ side.
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
21.
The head end of this horse is its ___________ side.
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
22.
The tail end of this horse is its ___________ side.
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
23.
The front/stomach side of this horse is its ___________ side.
a)
Dorsal 
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior 
d)
Posterior
24.
What type of symmetry does this organism have?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Radial
c)
Bilateral
25.
Internal Skeleton
a)
Endoskeleton
b)
Exoskeleton
c)
Hydrostatic
26.
Animals are
a)
all unicellular
b)
all multicellular
c)
mostly unicellular
d)
mostly multicellular
27.
All vertebrates have
a)
4 legs
b)
wings
c)
lungs
d)
a backbone
28.
All animals are capable of 
a)
flight
b)
sight
c)
movement
d)
speech
29.
Both endoskeletons and exoskeletons
a)
support the body
b)
protect the body
c)
provide a place for muscle attachment
d)
do all of these
30.
Organisms that cannot make their own food are called
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
producers
d)
sessile
31.

Concentration of sensory and brain structures int eh anterior end of the animal.

a)

cephalization

b)

symmetry

c)

chordate

32.

A fluid-filled space that forms between the digestive tract and the outer wall of the body.

a)

tissue

b)

body cavitiy

c)

organs

d)

system

33.

The 4 characteristics common to most animals are multicellular, heterotrophic, lack of cell walls and exhibit some kind of movement.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE