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Life functions in animals

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organic substances are obtained from plants and animals in:

a)

Autotrophic nutrition

b)

Organic nutrition

c)

Heterotrophic nutrition

d)

Inorganic nutrition

2.

Nutrients build and repair body structures and are also transformed into:

a)

Body fat

b)

Metabolism

c)

Energy

d)

Waste products

3.

Extracellular digestion takes place inside:

a)

the individual cells

b)

the digestive tube

c)

the blood

d)

the central cavity

4.

Mixed digestion is typical of:

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Invertebrates, except porifera and cnidaria

d)

Vertebrates

5.

The organule of the cell that uses the oxygen to extract nutrients is the:

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

gill

6.

Cutaneous respiration takes place through

a)

the gills

b)

the tracheae

c)

the lungs

d)

the skin

7.

Branchial respiration is typical of fish, molluscs, crustaceans and…

a)

earthworms

b)

arthropods

c)

amphibian larvae

d)

terrestrial vertebrates

8.

In annelids and vertebrates, the circulatory liquid is called:

a)

hemolymph

b)

hydrolymph

c)

lymph

d)

blood

9.

In echinoderms, the circulatory liquid is called:

a)

hemolymph

b)

hydrolymph

c)

lymph

d)

blood

10.

Veins carry blood...

a)

away from the heart

b)

between the cells

c)

back to the heart

d)

all are correct

11.

Our circulatory system is

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

both

d)

no one is correct

12.

The main waste products are carbon dioxide, urea, uric acid, ammonia, mineral salts and…

a)

oxygen

b)

argon

c)

rubbish

d)

water

13.

The organ(s) that filter(s) blood to eliminate waste and keep useful substances is:

a)

the ureters

b)

the liver

c)

the kidneys

d)

the bladder

14.

The organs that produce responses to stimuli are called:

a)

receptors

b)

effectors

c)

coordinators

d)

regulators

15.

The two systems for coordinating and regulating the animal’s functions are:

a)

The nervous system and the endocrine system

b)

The nervous system and the sense organs system

c)

The sense organs system and the endocrine system

d)

The nervous system and the musculoskeleral system

16.

The nervous system consist on specialized cells called

a)

hormones

b)

neurones

c)

nerves

d)

ganglia

17.

All invertebrates have a nervous system, except:

a)

echinoderms

b)

cnidaria

c)

arthropods

d)

sponges

18.

The brain and the spinal cord are part of:

a)

the ganglia

b)

the central nervous system

c)

the peripheral nervous system

d)

the nerve nets

19.

The exoskeleton is typical of:

a)

cnidaria and echinoderms

b)

molluscs and arthropods

c)

vertebrates

20.

The new individuals produced by reproduction are called:

a)

progenitors

b)

gametes

c)

hermaphrodites

d)

descendants

21.

When an extension grows from the body of the progenitor and develops into a new individual, the process is called:

a)

fragmentation

b)

dimorphism

c)

mating

d)

budding

22.

The physical differences between males and females in species with separates sexes are called:

a)

sexual differences

b)

gametes

c)

sexual hermaphrodism

d)

sexual dimorphism

23.

Embryonic development refers to the processes that take place from the formation of the zygote to the:

a)

adult life

b)

adolescence

c)

birth

d)

childhood

24.

When the offspring are similar in appearance to the adult, the post-embryonic development is

a)

direct

b)

indirect

c)

simple

d)

complex