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Animal Development and Symmetry

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following organisms would qualify, scientifically speaking, as an animal?

a)

unicellular yeast

b)

paramecium

c)

marine sponge

d)

E. coli

2.

The image above represents a typical animal cell. Which characteristic supports the definition of an animal in this picture?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

cell wall

d)

loose genetic material (not enclosed within a nucleus)

3.

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...

a)

decomposer

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

bacterium

4.

Which of the following pairs is NOT a correct match between a KINGDOM and a representative example?

a)

Animalia/Sponge

b)

Plantae/Venus Fly Trap

c)

Bacteria/E. coli

d)

Fungi/Paramecium

e)

Protista/Algae

5.

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?

a)

It is a eukaryote.

b)

It is heterotrophic.

c)

It is photosynthetic.

d)

It is multicellular.

6.

A series of rapid cell division (w/o growth) that follows fertilization in animals is the stage of development called ____.

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

cleavage

c)

asexual reproduction

d)

binary fission

7.

In more complex animal development, there are ___ germ layers that arise during early development.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

8.

The outermost layer of the gastrula is called the ____.

a)

endoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

ectoderm

9.

The inner most layer that develops in the gastrula is called the _____.

a)

endoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

ectoderm

10.

The middle layer that develops in the gastrula is called the _____.

a)

endoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

ectoderm

11.

The ectoderm is the germ layer that develops into the ____, nervous system and sensory organs.

a)

skin

b)

digestive system

c)

reproductive system

d)

muscles and bones

12.

The endoderm is the germ layer that develops into the ____ and respiratory systems.

a)

integumentary

b)

digestive system

c)

muscular

d)

reproductive

13.

The mesoderm is the germ layer that develops into muscles, bones, circulatory and _____ systems.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive system

c)

nervous

d)

reproductive

14.

During sexual reproduction, the sperm binds to the glycoprotein coat of the egg called the ______________.

a)

plasma membrane

b)

zona pellucida

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cortical granules

15.

Sperm cells are streamlined in design for their journey to the egg. Which structure contains vital proteins needed to penetrate the egg?

a)

mitochondria

b)

flagellum

c)

neck

d)

acrosome

16.

What type of symmetry do humans have?

a)

radial

b)

asymmetrical

c)

bilateral

d)

equilateral

17.

The image seen here represents a significant stage in animal development known as a/an ______.

a)

gastrula

b)

zygote

c)

egg cell

d)

blastula

18.

The image shown represents another significant stage of animal development known as a/an ______.

a)

blastula

b)

zygote

c)

egg cell

d)

gastrula

19.

The first stage of animal development occurs when an egg is fertilized by a sperm cell. The resulting cell is called a/an _______.

a)

blastula

b)

gastrula

c)

zygote

d)

morula

20.

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.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the skin and nervous system of the animal body?

a)

ectoderm

b)

endoderm

c)

mesoderm

d)

echinoderm

22.

In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the digestive and respiratory systems of the animal body?

a)

ectoderm

b)

endoderm

c)

mesoderm

d)

echinoderm

23.

In the image shown, which germ layer will develop into the muscular, skeletal and other (CER) systems of the animal body?

a)

ectoderm

b)

endoderm

c)

mesoderm

d)

echinoderm

24.

The image shown here represents which sex cell in animal reproduction?

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

morula

25.

The sea anemone shown here has what type of animal symmetry?

a)

bilateral

b)

asymmetrical

c)

radial

d)

equilateral

26.

This animal possesses what type of animal symmetry?

a)

radial

b)

bilateral

c)

asymmetrical

d)

unilateral

27.

Letter A represents which anatomical position in animals?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

28.

Letter B represents which anatomical position in animals?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

29.

Letter C represents which anatomical position in animals?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

30.

Letter D represents which anatomical position in animals?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

31.

In 2018, THE Ohio State University beat *ichigan by a score of ____.

a)

42 - 41

b)

67 - 0

c)

17 - 14

d)

62 - 39