WorksheetsCHAPTER 28 - WHAT IS AN ANIMAL?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
All animals are ___________________ because they obtain energy and nutrients from other sources.
autotrophic
heterotrophic
omnivores
carnivores
A(n) _______________________________ is an animal without a backbone.
invertebrate
vertebrate
fish
mammal
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of animals?
cells with cell walls
multicellular organisms
are consumers
break down food
An animal with a backbone is a(n) __________________________.
invertebrate
vertebrate
insect
arachnid
Animals that have a body cavity between the endoderm and mesoderm are ____________________ animals.
acoelomate
pseudocoelomate
coelomate
sessile
In a process called _____________________, the unicellular zygote of a sea urchin divides to form two new cells.
gastrulation
hatching
molting
cleavage
What is the earliest developmental stage of an embryo?
gastrula
zygote
blastula
endoderm
Fishes have one fin along their backs. Because fishes are bilaterally symmetrical, this fin is called the ___________________ fin.
radial
posterior
ventral
dorsal
A _____________________________ is an example of an animal with radial symmetry.
grasshopper
flatworm
hydra
muskrat
Organisms that don't move from place to place are ____________________________ animals.
protostome
desterostome
sessile
acoelomate
Of these, which is NOT an example of a vertebrate animal?
nurse shark
black bear
coral snake
garden spider
The _______________________ is a framework of support on the outside of the body of an animal.
endoskeleton
endoderm
ectoderm
exoskeleton
