WorksheetsAnimal Development and Symmetry
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following organisms would qualify, scientifically speaking, as an animal?
unicellular yeast
paramecium
marine sponge
E. coli
The image above represents a typical animal cell. Which characteristic supports the definition of an animal in this picture?
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
cell wall
loose genetic material (not enclosed within a nucleus)
One of the defining differences between these two critters is the way in which they obtain food. Unlike the bee, the Venus fly trap is a/an...
decomposer
heterotroph
autotroph
bacterium
Which of the following pairs is NOT a correct match between a KINGDOM and a representative example?
Animalia/Sponge
Plantae/Venus Fly Trap
Bacteria/E. coli
Fungi/Paramecium
Protista/Algae
If you found a slimy green (contains chlorophyll) pond material and observed it under the microscope to find that it was a single-celled critter with an organized nucleus, why would you NOT place this organism in the Kingdom Animalia?
It is a eukaryote.
It is heterotrophic.
It is photosynthetic.
It is multicellular.
A series of rapid cell division (w/o growth) that follows fertilization in animals is the stage of development called ____.
sexual reproduction
cleavage
asexual reproduction
binary fission
In more complex animal development, there are ___ germ layers that arise during early development.
2
3
4
5
The outermost layer of the gastrula is called the ____.
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm
The inner most layer that develops in the gastrula is called the _____.
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm
The middle layer that develops in the gastrula is called the _____.
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm
The ectoderm is the germ layer that develops into the ____, nervous system and sensory organs.
skin
digestive system
reproductive system
muscles and bones
The endoderm is the germ layer that develops into the ____ and respiratory systems.
integumentary
digestive system
muscular
reproductive
The mesoderm is the germ layer that develops into muscles, bones, circulatory and _____ systems.
respiratory
digestive system
nervous
reproductive
During sexual reproduction, the sperm binds to the glycoprotein coat of the egg called the ______________.
plasma membrane
zona pellucida
cytoplasm
cortical granules
Sperm cells are streamlined in design for their journey to the egg. Which structure contains vital proteins needed to penetrate the egg?
mitochondria
flagellum
neck
acrosome
What type of symmetry do humans have?
radial
asymmetrical
bilateral
equilateral
The image seen here represents a significant stage in animal development known as a/an ______.
gastrula
zygote
egg cell
blastula
The image shown represents another significant stage of animal development known as a/an ______.
blastula
zygote
egg cell
gastrula
The first stage of animal development occurs when an egg is fertilized by a sperm cell. The resulting cell is called a/an _______.
blastula
gastrula
zygote
morula
The development of the gastrula is the stage during which ___ germ layers develop that will determine the organ systems of the animal's body plan.
1
2
3
4
In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the skin and nervous system of the animal body?
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
echinoderm
In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the digestive and respiratory systems of the animal body?
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
echinoderm
In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the muscular, skeletal and other (CER) systems of the animal body?
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
echinoderm
The image shown here represents which sex cell in animal reproduction?
sperm
egg
zygote
morula
The sea anemone shown here has what type of animal symmetry?
bilateral
asymmetrical
radial
equilateral
This animal possesses what type of animal symmetry?
radial
bilateral
asymmetrical
unilateral
Letter A represents which anatomical position in animals?
anterior
posterior
dorsal
ventral
Letter B represents which anatomical position in animals?
anterior
posterior
dorsal
ventral
Letter C represents which anatomical position in animals?
anterior
posterior
dorsal
ventral
Letter D represents which anatomical position in animals?
anterior
posterior
dorsal
ventral
In 2018, THE Ohio State University beat *ichigan by a score of ____.
42 - 41
67 - 0
17 - 14
62 - 39
