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Vertebrate Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are balloon-like organs that are found within bony fish. They can fill them or empty them of gases to allow them to rise or sink in the water.

a)

balloon bladders

b)

air sacs

c)

swim sacs

d)

swimb bladders

e)

air capsules

2.

Organisms that have backbones to protect and support internal structures.

a)

animals

b)

vertebrates

c)

invertebrates

d)

cold-blooded

e)

warm-blooded

3.

A type of reptile that uses squeezing to trap and kill its prey is known as this kind of reptile.

a)

constrictor

b)

contractor

c)

python

d)

detractor

e)

arthropod

4.

The study of reptiles, specifically, is called ___.

a)

ecology

b)

biology

c)

herpetology

d)

anatomy

e)

botany

5.

This term means double-life and is appropriate for animals that can live both on land and water.

a)

amphibian

b)

arthropod

c)

reptile

d)

angiosperm

e)

none of these

6.

These structures are responsible for carrying blood away from the heart toward the organs.

a)

arteries

b)

blood vessels

c)

capillaries

d)

lymphatic vessels

e)

veins

7.

These are found within certain organisms and are responsible for gas exchange.

a)

arteries

b)

blood vessels

c)

capillaries

d)

lymphatic vessels

e)

veins

8.

These structures are responsible for carrying blood away from the organs toward the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

blood vessels

c)

capillaries

d)

lymphatic vessels

e)

veins

9.

(select ALL that apply) When an ectotherm becomes too hot it may do this/these

a)

move into tight places

b)

go into the shade

c)

move into the water

d)

change to a lighter color

e)

change to a darker color

10.

(select ALL that apply) When an ectotherm becomes too cold it may do this/these

a)

change color to a darker shade

b)

bask in the sunlight

c)

move into a tigher space

d)

move higher in the water

e)

shiver to generate body heat

11.

What is the MAIN difference between an endotherm and an ectotherm?

a)

endotherms are warm-blooded

b)

ectotherms are cold-blooded

c)

their size

d)

thier diets

e)

the way they regulate body temperature

12.

(select ALL that apply) When an endotherm becomes too hot it may do this/these

a)

sweat to lose heat when evaporation occurs

b)

change skin to a lighter color

c)

send blood to the surface to cool temperature

d)

move into the shade

13.

(select ALL that apply) When an endotherm becomes too cold it may do this/these

a)

shiver to generate body heat

b)

send blood to the ssurface to warm extremeties

c)

pull blood into the core to protect vital organs

d)

create "chill" bumps to tra and heat air

e)

change to a darker color

14.

finger-shaped extension, richly supplied with capillaries, to capture O2 and give off CO2

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

respiratory system

d)

circulatory system

e)

epidermis

15.

the purpose of this system is to transport food to cells away from the digestive tract

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

digestive system

d)

excretory system

e)

lymphatic system

16.

the primary function of this system is to capture O2 and release CO2

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

digestive system

d)

excretory system

e)

lymphatic system

17.

air chambers inside an animal's body where blood can obtain O2 and give off CO2

a)

heart

b)

gills

c)

lungs

d)

diaphragm

e)

esophagus

18.

made of the brain and the spinal cord

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

nervous system

d)

neurological cortex

e)

vertebral column

19.

organ that filters waste from the blood (according to our notes)

a)

liver

b)

kidney

c)

stomach

d)

large intestine

e)

spleen

20.

tubular organ in which excess water is absorbed and reused

a)

liver

b)

kidney

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

e)

stomach

21.

saclike portion of the digestive tract that performs mechanical and chemical digestion

a)

diaphragm

b)

stomach

c)

small intestines

d)

liver

e)

colon

22.

the primary function of this system is to remove waste out of the body

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

digestive system

d)

excretory system

e)

lymphatic system