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Animals Getting Around

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animals with backbones, like humans and sharks, are called ________.

a)

decomposers

b)

vertebrates

c)

invertebrates

d)

coeloms

2.

All vertebrates have skeletons on the inside of their body called _______.

a)

exoskeletons

b)

hydrostatic skeletons

c)

endoskeletons

d)

muscles

3.

THROWBACK! All living things are organized by taxonomic ranks. Which sentence is the memory tool we learned to remember the order of the ranks?

a)

Dear King Philip Come Over For Good Soup

b)

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

c)

I'm Gonna Take My Horse To Old Town Road

d)

Pass Me The Diet Pepsi Please

4.

Some organisms are supported by hard coverings on the outside of their bodies called _______.

a)

nerve nets

b)

endoskeletons

c)

habitats

d)

exoskeletons

5.

Hibernation is a response to which of the following environmental stimuli?

a)

hot weather

b)

cold weather

c)

other animals

d)

being hungry

6.

Shivering is the body's response to:

a)

too much food

b)

extreme thirst

c)

reduced body temperature

d)

increased body temperature

7.

Horns, claws, quills, and stingers are physical adaptations that are used for:

a)

defense

b)

movement

c)

food gathering

d)

obtaining resources

8.

When an animal migrates, it:

a)

finds a hole to sleep in

b)

travels to a warmer location

c)

changes the color of its fur

9.

Skeletons are used for ________.

a)

Support

b)

Control

c)

Movement

10.

What two structures are used for control in animals?

a)

Nerve Cords

b)

Gills

c)

Lungs

d)

Nerve Nets

11.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism
b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism
12.

What is the main organ in the nervous system?

a)

The Spinal Cord

b)

The Brian

c)

The Brain

d)

The Arms

13.

The Nervous System:

a)

A system that makes you nervous

b)

A complicated system that includes the brain and your heart

c)

A magical place in the sky (CLICK ME FOR A SURPRISE!)

d)

A complex system of nerves that sends messages throughout the body

14.

What is a neuron?

a)

A ron of the neu variety

b)

A cell in the heart

c)

Some random thing... I wasn't listening

d)

A nerve cell

15.

Animals move from one place to another in order to find food, shelter; to escape harsh weather and predators; to find of their own kind to reproduce.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What type of skeleton is shown in this diagram?

a)

It grows with the animal

b)

It molts as the animal grows

c)

It does not have hard parts

d)

It is mostly cartilage

17.

A rock hits a turtle on the shell. Then the turtle hides inside its shell. What is the stimulus?

a)

the turtle hiding

b)

the turtle's shell

c)

the rock hitting the shell

d)

the turtle walking

18.

What adaptation does the sea star have for moving in water?

a)

a water vascular system

b)

a streamlined body

c)

fins

d)

a swim bladder

19.

What enables an animals endoskeleton to grow?

a)

the animals molts

b)

the animal's joints become dislocated

c)

the animal's nervous system gets larger

d)

the animal's bone and cartilage contain living cells

20.

Animals with nerve nets have ...

a)

no specialized neurons

b)

sensory neurons, but no interneurons

c)

interneurons, but no sensory neurons

d)

only motor neurons

21.

Look at the lower image. Is the bicep relaxed or contracted?

a)

relaxed

b)

contracted

22.

Look at the lower image. Is the tricep relaxed or contracted?

a)

relaxed

b)

contracted