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WorksheetsLife functions in animals
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Organic substances are obtained from plants and animals in:
Autotrophic nutrition
Organic nutrition
Heterotrophic nutrition
Inorganic nutrition
Nutrients build and repair body structures and are also transformed into:
Body fat
Metabolism
Energy
Waste products
Extracellular digestion takes place inside:
the individual cells
the digestive tube
the blood
the central cavity
Mixed digestion is typical of:
Porifera
Cnidaria
Invertebrates, except porifera and cnidaria
Vertebrates
The organule of the cell that uses the oxygen to extract nutrients is the:
chloroplast
ribosome
mitochondria
gill
Cutaneous respiration takes place through
the gills
the tracheae
the lungs
the skin
Branchial respiration is typical of fish, molluscs, crustaceans and…
earthworms
arthropods
amphibian larvae
terrestrial vertebrates
In annelids and vertebrates, the circulatory liquid is called:
hemolymph
hydrolymph
lymph
blood
In echinoderms, the circulatory liquid is called:
hemolymph
hydrolymph
lymph
blood
Veins carry blood...
away from the heart
between the cells
back to the heart
all are correct
Our circulatory system is
open
closed
both
no one is correct
The main waste products are carbon dioxide, urea, uric acid, ammonia, mineral salts and…
oxygen
argon
rubbish
water
The organ(s) that filter(s) blood to eliminate waste and keep useful substances is:
the ureters
the liver
the kidneys
the bladder
The organs that produce responses to stimuli are called:
receptors
effectors
coordinators
regulators
The two systems for coordinating and regulating the animal’s functions are:
The nervous system and the endocrine system
The nervous system and the sense organs system
The sense organs system and the endocrine system
The nervous system and the musculoskeleral system
The nervous system consist on specialized cells called
hormones
neurones
nerves
ganglia
All invertebrates have a nervous system, except:
echinoderms
cnidaria
arthropods
sponges
The brain and the spinal cord are part of:
the ganglia
the central nervous system
the peripheral nervous system
the nerve nets
The exoskeleton is typical of:
cnidaria and echinoderms
molluscs and arthropods
vertebrates
The new individuals produced by reproduction are called:
progenitors
gametes
hermaphrodites
descendants
When an extension grows from the body of the progenitor and develops into a new individual, the process is called:
fragmentation
dimorphism
mating
budding
The physical differences between males and females in species with separates sexes are called:
sexual differences
gametes
sexual hermaphrodism
sexual dimorphism
Embryonic development refers to the processes that take place from the formation of the zygote to the:
adult life
adolescence
birth
childhood
When the offspring are similar in appearance to the adult, the post-embryonic development is
direct
indirect
simple
complex
