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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which word does NOT correctly describe animals:
a)
Multicellular
b)
Heterotrophic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
All terms correctly describe animals
2.
In order to eat their food, what must an animal do?
a)
First ingest it, and then digest it
b)
First digest it, and then ingest it
c)
Only digest it
d)
Only ingest it
3.
Which terms properly describe heterogametes?
a)
Diploid and haploid
b)
Sperm and egg
c)
Sexual and asexual
d)
Body and sex cells
4.
A distinct juvenile form of many animals that undergo metamorphosis to become adults are called
a)
Chrysalis
b)
Pupae
c)
Larvae
d)
Polymorphs
5.
Animals that can move, but usually stay in one place are called:
a)
Sedentary
b)
Solitary
c)
Languid
d)
Lethargic
6.
Stem cells are able to specialize and take on specific tasks and unique shapes, this process is called
a)
Stemification
b)
Maturation
c)
Hybridization
d)
Differentiation
7.
Scientists believe that animals evolved from:
a)
Singular bacteria
b)
Colonial Fungi
c)
Singular plants
d)
Colonial Protists
8.
The majority of animals are considered:
a)
Arthropods
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Mammals
d)
Chordates
9.
Who was the first scientist to classify living organisms?
a)
Ernst Mayr
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Carolus Linnaeus
d)
Aristotle
10.
The comparative study of organismal form and structure used in today’s classification system is called:
a)
Hierarchy
b)
Physiology
c)
Morphology
d)
Phylogeny
11.
Taxonomists use ranking systems to categorize animals, this is referred to as
a)
Hierarchy
b)
Physiology
c)
Morphology
d)
Phylogeny
12.
Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family, are named using what language?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Hebrew
d)
Latin
13.
What two groups are used for a scientific name?
a)
Domain and Kingdom
b)
Phylum and Family
c)
Genus and Species
d)
Kingdom and Species
14.
Assigning two-word names to all organisms is called:
a)
Cladistics
b)
Binomial Nomenclature
c)
Dichotomy
d)
Phylogeny
15.
Reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
16.
Reproduction is best suited for organisms in an unstable environment.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
17.
An unequal division of an organism in which an outgrowth can detach and grow into a fully formed individual is called
a)
Regeneration
b)
Fragmentation
c)
Budding
18.
For deuterostomes, the blastopore becomes the
a)
Mouth
b)
Anus
19.
__________ are animals without backbones
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
20.
The belly side of an upright animal with bilateral symmetry is the __________ surface.
a)
Dorsal
b)
Ventral
c)
Anterior
21.
Individual animals that have both male and female reproductive organs are called
a)
Monoecious
b)
Dioecious
22.
Give rise to the digestive tract
a)
endoderm
b)
mesoderm
c)
ectoderm
23.
Gives rise to the skin
a)
endoderm
b)
mesoderm
c)
ectoderm
24.
Third cell layer formed; formed only in some animals.
a)
endoderm
b)
mesoderm
c)
ectoderm
25.
Sponges are considered:
a)
Monoblastic with only one germ layer
b)
Diploblastic with two germ layers
c)
Triploblastic with three germ layers
d)
Quadroblastic with four germ layers
26.
Sponges have what type of symmetry:
a)
Bilateral Symmetry
b)
Asymmetry
c)
Radial Symmetry
d)
Antiparallel Symmetry
27.
In addition to gathering food, what other process are choanocytes important for?
a)
Contraction; regulating the surface area of the sponge
b)
Respiration; gas exchange
c)
Circulation; carrying the nutrients to all parts of the sponge
d)
Digestion; breaking down food
28.
Which term best describes an adult sponge?
a)
Sessile
b)
Sedentary
c)
Burrowing
d)
Free-swimming
29.
Which term best describes a sponge larva?
a)
Sessile
b)
Sedentary
c)
Burrowing
d)
Free-swimming
30.
Sponges are able to repair injuries and restore lost parts using what process?
a)
Regeneration
b)
Cell Recognition
c)
Reaggregation
d)
Somatic Embryogenesis
31.
The process a sponge uses to eat and digest its food is called:
a)
Pinocytosis
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Leukocytosis
32.
Jellyfish and their relatives are considered:
a)
Monoblastic with only one germ layer
b)
Triploblastic with three germ layers
c)
Diploblastic with two germ layers
d)
Quadroblastic with four germ layers
33.
The process in which a polyp can produce many free-swimming medusae is:
a)
Budding
b)
Strobilation
c)
Stagnation
d)
Regeneration
34.
The cnidarian nervous system is composed of:
a)
Simple brain
b)
Nerve clusters
c)
Nerve net
d)
Nothing. They have no nervous system.
35.
In a cnidarian, such as a jellyfish, digestion primarily occurs in the:
a)
oral cavity
b)
digestive tract
c)
gastrovascular cavity
d)
tentacles
36.
Where do we frequently find box jellies?
a)
off of Northern Australia
b)
around Southeast Asia
c)
off of Western United States
d)
around South America
37.
Where do we frequently find hydras?
a)
Deep ocean trenches
b)
Quiet ponds, lakes, and streams
c)
Shallow, tropical water
d)
Brackish water estuaries
38.
Why do many hydras look green?
a)
They live in polluted waters
b)
They are transparent and digestion fluids are visible
c)
They have algae living inside their cells
d)
They are a plant and therefore contain chlorophyll
39.
Organisms with two different body forms exhibit:
a)
Dimorphism
b)
Bimorphism
c)
Dioecious
d)
Bioecious
40.
Flatworms and Roundworms have what type of symmetry:
a)
Bilateral Symmetry
b)
Radial Symmetry
c)
Asymmetry
d)
Concentric Symmetry
41.
The concentration of sense organs and nervous system control at the anterior end of the body is called:
a)
Protonation
b)
Centralization
c)
Cephalization
d)
Diffusion
42.
Flatworms are resistant to the immune system and digestive juices of the host because of this outer layer:
a)
Tegument
b)
Gastrodermis
c)
Cuticle
d)
Mesoglea
43.
Which organ do most tapeworms prefer to live in?
a)
Brain
b)
Stomach
c)
Intestines
d)
Liver
44.
Parasites with leaf-like bodies and one or more suckers used to attach themselves to their host are known as:
a)
Flukes
b)
Tapeworms
c)
Hookworms
d)
Filarial Worms
45.
These worms are known for their amazing powers of regeneration:
a)
Pinworms
b)
Tapeworms
c)
Planarians
d)
Flukes
46.
How are humans often infected by tapeworms?
a)
The parasite is carried from person to person by mosquitoes
b)
The parasite is spread through swimming, standing, or bathing in infected water
c)
The parasite is often ingested with infected, undercooked meat
d)
The parasite is often spread by children in bedding, on toilets, in sandboxes, etc.
47.
How are humans often infected by blood flukes?
a)
The parasite is carried from person to person by mosquitoes
b)
The parasite is spread through swimming, standing, or bathing in infected water
c)
The parasite is often ingested with infected, undercooked meat
d)
The parasite is often spread by children in bedding, on toilets, in sandboxes, etc.
48.
How are humans often infected by filarial worms?
a)
The parasite is carried from person to person by mosquitoes
b)
The parasite is spread through swimming, standing, or bathing in infected water
c)
The parasite is often ingested with infected, undercooked meat
d)
The parasite is often spread by children in bedding, on toilets, in sandboxes, etc.
49.
How are humans often infected by pinworms?
a)
The parasite is carried from person to person by mosquitoes
b)
The parasite is spread through swimming, standing, or bathing in infected water
c)
The parasite is often ingested with infected, undercooked meat
d)
The parasite is often spread by children in bedding, on toilets, in sandboxes, etc.
50.
Mollusks are considered:
a)
Monoblastic with only one germ layer
b)
Triploblastic with three germ layers
c)
Diploblastic with two germ layers
d)
Quadroblastic with four germ layers
51.
Most mollusks have what type of symmetry?
a)
Bilateral Symmetry
b)
Radial Symmetry
c)
Asymmetry
d)
Concentric symmetry
52.
The term Gastropod means this:
a)
Stomach-foot
b)
Head-foot
c)
Big-foot
d)
Slimy-foot
53.
The term Bivalve means this:
a)
Two-head
b)
Two-foot
c)
Two-shell
d)
Two-siphon
54.
The term Cephalopod means this:
a)
Stomach-foot
b)
Head-foot
c)
Tentacle-foot
d)
Brain-foot
55.
Elastic pigment cells surrounded by small muscles allowing them to expand and contract to expose different colors and help cephalopods change color are called:
a)
Ionophores
b)
Photophores
c)
Chromatophores
d)
Spermatophores
56.
How many hearts does a squid have:
a)
zero
b)
one
c)
two
d)
three
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