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Intro to Vertebrates

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that relies on the environment for body heat should be classed as:
a)
Poikilotherm
b)
Homeotherm
c)
Endotherm
d)
Ectotherm
2.
Which set of organisms could be described as an adaptation to low food availability?
a)
Endotherm
b)
Ectotherm
3.
Has to eat more often to maintain constant body temperature.
a)
endotherm
b)
ectotherm
4.
Sweats and pants to keep cool.
a)
endotherm
b)
ectotherm
5.
How do birds heat their bodies?
a)
Ectotherms - with the environment
b)
Endotherms - through metabolism
c)
Eating worms
d)
Dancing
6.

At some point in their lives, all chordates have a flexible supporting rod in their

backs called a

a)

notochord

b)

gill

c)

nerve cord

d)

backbone

7.

The birds are

a)

Viviparous

b)

Oviparous

8.

The white shark is...

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviviparous

9.

What is the NAME of the animal that GIVES BIRTH and DRINKS MILK?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Oviparous

d)

Viviparous

10.

Parental investment is...

a)

Costly but increases survival of offspring

b)

Costly but decreases survival of offspring

c)

Cheap but increases survival of offspring

d)

Cheap but decreases survival of offspring

11.

Which form of selection is commonly referred to as "Quick and Many"?

a)

r Selection

b)

K Selection

12.

Which form of selection experiences high levels of offspring mortality?

a)

r Selection

b)

K Selection

13.

Which form of reproductive behaviour involves the lifetime mating of a pair of animals?

a)

Monogamy

b)

Polygamy