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WorksheetsChapter 9: Animals
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
1. Nerve cells are which of the following?
a) a distinguishing characteristic of animals
a) a distinguishing characteristic of vertebrates
a) a distinguishing characteristic of invertebrates
a) common to all living things
1. What is a taxon?
a) a phylum
a) a kingdom
a) a family tree
a) a level of organization of living things
1. What kind of skeleton does Segmented worm have?
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
a) hydrostatic skeleton
a) bony skeleton
1. What type of adaptation is internal fertilization?
a) an instinctive adaptation
a) a structural adaptation
a) a behavioral adaptation
a) a functional adaptation
a body plan in which an organism can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other
a) bilateral symmetry
a) asymmetry
a) radial symmetry
a) adaptation
a body plan in which an organism can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other anywhere through its central axis
a) bilateral symmetry
a) asymmetry
a) radial symmetry
a) adaptation
1. a body plan in which an organism cannot be divided into any two parts that are nearly mirror images
a) bilateral symmetry
a) asymmetry
a) radial symmetry
a) adaptation
a fluid-filled internal cavity surrounded by muscle tissue
a) hydrostatic skeleton
a) exoskeleton
a) endoskeleton
a) asymmetry
a thick, hard outer covering
a) hydrostatic skeleton
a) exoskeleton
a) endoskeleton
a) asymmetry
1. an internal rigid framework that supports animals
a) hydrostatic skeleton
a) exoskeleton
a) endoskeleton
a) asymmetry
1. Collagen’s function is to
a) transform light energy
a) conduct nerve impulses
a) hold animal cells together.
a) Hold plant cell together
1. The way an animal’s body parts are arranged is known as
a) Symmetry
a) Taxonomy
a) Adaptation
a) Exoskeleton
1. The ability of ants to sense ultraviolet light is a
a) structural adaptation.
a) functional adaptation.
a) behavioral adaptation
a) All of the above
What type of symmetry does an elephant have?
a) radial symmetry
a) bilateral symmetry
a) trisymmetry
a) asymmetry
1. Which of these animals has radial symmetry?
sponge
beetle
leopard
jellyfish
1. Which of these is true of animals?
a) Most animal cells do not have a nucleus.
Most animals make the energy they need through photosynthesis.
a) Animals are many-celled organisms.
a) A few animals can make their own food.
1. A gosling follows a goose shortly after hatching, and from that point on considers that goose its parent. What is this an example of?
a) behavioral adaptation
a) structural adaptation
a) functional adaptation
a) taxonomy
1. Adaptations determine which individual organisms are more likely to _________.
a) eat
a) survive
a) make food
a) change color
1. The taxon Animalia is what?
a) a domain
a) a kingdom
a) a phylum
a) a species
1. Which is an example of a structural adaptation?
a) internal fertilization
a) imprinting
a) metamorphosis
a) an exoskeleton
1. Which phylum does the Segmented worm belong to?
Cnidaria
a) Platyhelminthes
Nematoda
Annelida
1. Which of the following statements about parasites is false?
a) a parasite gets food from another organism
a) a parasite lives in or on another organism
a) a parasite helps its host organism
a) a parasite does not help its host organism
1. An animal with a mantle belongs in which phylum?
a) Mollusca
a) Echinodermata
a) Cnidaria
a) Platyhelminthes
The structure nematocyst is a trait of the species in which phylum?
a) Porifera
a) Cnidaria
a) Mollusca
a) Echinodermata
What does the word "Echinoderm" mean?
a) spiny skin
a) bony plates
a) tube feet
a) endoskeleton
1. An animal that does not have a backbone is a(n)
a) vertebrate
a) exoskeleton
a) invertebrate
a) Hydrostatic skeleton
1. An animal that survives by living inside another organism and getting food from the organism but does not help the organism survive is a
a) prey
a) parasite
a) predator
a) Bird
1. Special cells used by cnidarians to inject poison are called
a) setae
a) canals
a) nematocysts
a) metamorphosis
1. Tiny, stiff hairs that help earthworms grip surfaces are called
a) setae
a) canals
a) nematocysts
a) metamorphosis
1. The process of shedding and replacing an exoskeleton is called
a) filtering
a) molting
a) metamorphosis
a) nematocysts
1. The process of an insect changing body form as it grows from an egg to an adult is called
a) filtering
a) molting
a) metamorphosis
a) nematocysts
1. The feet of echinoderms are connected to large tubes called
a) setae
a) canals
a) nematocysts
a) metamorphosis
1. Its name means “spiny skin.”
a) echinoderm
a) flatworm
a) cnidarian
a) arthropod
1. Its body is like a tube made of tiny rings.
a) segmented worm
a) mollusk
a) roundworm
a) sponge
1. It has jointed appendages that extend from the central part of its body.
a) echinoderm
a) flatworm
a) cnidarian
a) arthropod
1. It has bilateral symmetry and a flat body shape
a) Mollusk
a) flatworm
a) cnidarian
a) arthropod
1. It uses special cells called nematocysts to inject poison into its prey.
a) echinoderm
a) flatworm
a) cnidarian
a) arthropod
1. Its exoskeleton is shed and replaced in a process called molting
a) roundworm
a) mollusk
a) echinoderm
a) sponge
1. Which of these describes how a sponge eats?
a) They are scavengers.
a) They are filter feeders
a) They are prokaryotic.
a) They are perennial.
1. Flatworms that live in or on their hosts are called __________.
a) polyps
a) cephalopods
a) echinoderms
a) parasites
1. A snail is a(n) __________.
a) mollusk
a) sponge
a) cnidarian
a) echinoderm
1. Arthropods have __________.
a) sucking disks
a) segmented bodies
a) jointed appendages
a) eight body regions
1. Which of these is true of adult echinoderms?
a) They have smooth skin.
a) They have heads.
a) They have radial symmetry.
a) They have shells.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all chordates?
a) pharyngeal pouches
notochord
a) a backbone
tail
1. Which of these is not one of the three major groups of fish?
a) jawless fish
a) bony fish
a) sharks and rays
a) freshwater fish
1. Which are amphibians without legs?
a) salamanders
a) caecilians
a) newts
a) snakes
1. Which of the following do birds and reptiles have in common?
a) amniotic eggs
a) ectotherm
a) feathers
a) hollow bones
1. Which of these produces milk?
a) the oil glands
a) the mammary glands
a) the scent glands
a) the lymph glands
1. These have feathers.
a) amphibians
a) birds
a) fish
a) mammals
1. These have hair.
a) amphibians
a) birds
a) fish
a) mammals
1. The adult stage of these have gills that exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen in the water
a) amphibians
a) birds
a) fish
a) mammals
1. These have mammary glands that provide milk for their young.
a) amphibians
a) birds
a) fish
a) mammals
1. generate body heat from inside
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
a) notochord
a) pharyngeal pouches
1. have gills as tadpoles and lungs as adults
a) amphibians
a) reptiles
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
1. get body heat from the environment around them
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
a) notochord
a) pharyngeal pouches
1. grooves along the side of a developing chordate
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
a) notochord
a) pharyngeal pouches
1. flexible rod-shaped structure that supports a developing chordate
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
a) notochord
a) pharyngeal pouches
1. lay shelled eggs and have scaly skin
a) amphibians
a) reptiles
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
1. Which type of animal has a mantle?
a) snail
a) beetle
a) earthworm
a) Spider
1. Which trait is common to all animals?
a) cell walls
a) fur or hair
a) nerve cells.
a) Feather
1. Scientists group animals using a system called
a) behavior
a) taxonomy
a) adaptation
a) structural
1. Which description best fits an invertebrate?
a) an animal that eats other animals
a) an animal that lives on land and water
a) an animal that does not have a backbone
a) an animal that are predator
1. Which group of invertebrates contains the most animals?
a) Cnidarians
a) Arthropods
a) Echinoderms
a) Segmented worms
1. To which group of vertebrate chordates do humans belong?
a) Reptiles
a) Mammals
a) Amphibians
a) Arthropod
1. Which invertebrate group uses nematocysts to inject poison into prey?
a) Mollusks
a) Cnidarians
a) Arthropods
a) echinoderms
1. How do the bones of birds differ from the bones of other vertebrate chordates?
a) They are much heavier
a) They are made of cartilage.
a) They are nearly hollow and filled with air.
a) They are not developed until the bird is an adult.
1. Water taken in through the mouth of a fish passes over the __________, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
heart
lungs
a) swim bladder
a) gills
1. Which one of the following organisms is an amphibian?
a) lizard
a) snake
a) salamander
a) turtle
1. Which of these is a flight adaptation for birds?
a) hollow bones
a) poor eyesight
a) sharp claws
a) small beaks
1. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of all mammals?
a) mammary glands
a) a spinal cord
a) ability to lay eggs
a) skin
1. Which of these are invertebrates in the phylum Chordata?
a) tunicates
a) squid
a) salamanders
a) jawless fish
1. What is one-way reptiles differ from amphibians?
a) reptiles must spend part of their lives in water
a) reptiles give live birth to live young
a) reptiles lay their eggs on land
a) reptiles have cartilaginous skeletons
1. Which characteristic do birds and mammals have in common?
placenta
a) mammary glands
a) ectotherm
a) endotherm
