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#157 Chapter 9 Introduction to Animals Chapter Study Guide

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mollusks such as snails have a thin layer of tissue to protect its internal organs. What is it called?

a)

mammal

b)

a mantle

c)

parasite

2.

All animals have this trait in common. What is it?

a)

cell wall

b)

fur or hair

c)

nerve cells

3.

Scientists use a system called _____ to organize living things.

a)

behavior.

b)

taxonomy.

c)

adaptation.

4.

An adaptation is an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment. What is an essential characteristic of an adaptation?

a)

It is helpful.

b)

It is structural.

c)

It is functional.

5.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

an animal that eats other animals

b)

an animal that has a backbone

c)

an animal that does not have a backbone

6.

This group of invertebrates contains the most animals. What is it?

a)

cnidarians

b)

arthropods

c)

echinoderms

7.

What group of vetebrate chordates do humans belong?

a)

reptiles

b)

mammals

c)

amphibians

8.

During _____ the body form of an organism changes as it grows from an egg to an adult.

a)

adaptation

b)

gill

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parasite

9.

During _____ the body form of an organism changes as it grows from an egg to an adult.

a)

adaptation

b)

gill

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parasite

10.

An inherited trait that increases a species' chances of survival is a(n) _____.

a)

adaptation

b)

gill

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parasite

11.

A(n) _____ exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in water.

a)

adaptation

b)

gill

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parasite

12.

A(n) _____ is an organism that lives in or on another organism, gets food from that organism, but does not help that organism's survival.

a)

adaptation

b)

gill

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parasite

13.

What kind of symmetry is showing for #12?

a)

asymmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

14.

What kind of symmetry is showing for #13?

a)

asymmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

15.

What kind of symmetry is showing for #14?

a)

asymmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

16.

From the three different body plans, which group do you belong?

a)

the group that contains organisms with asymetry

b)

the group that contains organisms with bilateral symmetry

c)

the group that contains organisms with radial symmetry

17.

List the four (4) characteristics that all chordates share.

a)

a notochord, a tail, a nerve cord, and pharyngeal pouches

b)

a leg, a notochord, a tail, and a nerve chord

c)

a tail, a nerve chord, pharyngeal pouches, and a mantle

18.

What is the one trait that makes birds different from all other groups of animals.

a)

They are the only group of animals that can fly.

b)

They are the only group of animals that have wings.

c)

They are the only group of animals that have feathers.

19.

Contrast the way most mammal young are born with the way the young of other vertebrate chordates are born.

a)

Mammals are the only phylum of invertebrate chordates in which all groups lay eggs. Most mammals have live young. The monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are the only group of invertebrate mammals that lay eggs.

b)

Mammals are the only phylum of vertebrate chordates in which all groups do not lay eggs. Most mammals have live young. The monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are the only group of vertebrate mammals that lay eggs.

c)

Mammals are the only phylum of invertebrate chordates in which all groups lay eggs. Most mammals have live young. The monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are the only group of vertebrate mammals that do not lay eggs.

d)

Mammals are the only phylum of vertebrate chordates in which all groups do not lay eggs. Most mammals have live young. The monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are the only group of invertebrate mammals that lay eggs.