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Ch. 5 Animal Life Processes Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Exoskeletons periodically shed and produce new ones in a process

a)

molting

b)

cartilage

c)

joint

d)

muscle

2.

_____________ a tissue that is more flexible than bone.

a)

Molting

b)

Cartilage

c)

Joint

d)

Muscle

3.

A ___________ is a place where two or more parts of a skeleton meet.

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

molting

4.

___________, tissues that contract or relax to create movement.

a)

joint

b)

muscles

c)

cartilage

d)

molting

5.

A _______________ receives information from the environment and coordinates a response.

a)

stimulus

b)

nervous system

c)

neuron

d)

interneuron

6.

A signal that causes an animal to react in some way is called a ______________.

a)

neuron

b)

impulse

c)

stimulus

d)

interneuron

7.

A ____________ is an animal's reaction to a stimulus

a)

response

b)

neuron

c)

impulse

d)

neuron

8.

A ___________ is a nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information.

a)

neuron

b)

stimulus

c)

impulse

d)

intereuron

9.

In a nerve cell, information travels as an electrical message called ____________.

a)

neuron

b)

impulse

c)

stimulus

d)

interneuron

10.

________________ are nerve cells that detect stimuli.

a)

Sensory neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Motor neurons

d)

Nervous system

11.

______________ are nerve cells that pass information between neurons.

a)

Interneurons

b)

Neurons

c)

Sensory neurons

d)

Motor neurons

12.

_______________ are nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs.

a)

Sensory neurons

b)

Motor neurons

c)

Interneurons

d)

Neurons

13.

A _________ is an organized grouping of neurons in the head of an animal with bilateral symmetry.

a)

brain

b)

neuron

c)

stimulus

d)

impulse

14.

Sea stars and other echinoderms have a ________________, a system of fluid-filled tubes

a)

swim bladder

b)

water vascular system

c)

streamlined bodies

d)

jet propulsion

15.

A ______________ is an internal, gas-filled sac.

a)

swim bladder

b)

water-vascular system

c)

streamlined bodies

d)

jet propulsion

16.

Animals that eat only other animals are _________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

both a and c

17.

Animals that only eat plant material are ________________.

a)

omnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

both b and c

18.

Animals that eat both plant material and other animals are _________________.

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

both a and b

19.

_______________ are animals that live in water that strain their food from the water.

a)

Filter feeders

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Omnivores

20.

The process that breaks down food into small molecules is called _______________.

a)

filter feeders

b)

digestion

c)

diffusion

d)

cellular respiration