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Life Science Ch. 12 Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animals with backbones are called __________.

a)

sponges

b)

invertebrates

c)

scavengers

d)

vertebrates

2.

Which substance is removed from the fish through the organ shown here?

a)

ammonia

b)

urea

c)

uric acid

d)

carbon dioxide

3.

Birds do not have teeth, but what structure do they have that serves a similar function?

a)

intestines

b)

a crop

c)

a gizzard

d)

a stomach

4.

What are enzymes in the digestive system?

a)

chemicals that help remove waste from the bloodstream

b)

waste substances that are removed from the body

c)

nutrients that get absorbed into the bloodstream

d)

chemicals that help break food down into nutrients

5.

Which is NOT carried throughout the body by the circulatory system?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

nutrients

d)

food

6.

Which of the following types of animal has a closed circulatory system?

a)

a fly

b)

a snail

c)

a frog

d)

a honeybee

7.

How does an animal with a hydrostatic skeleton move its body?

a)

by moving its joints

b)

by jet propulsion

c)

by pushing the fluid in its coelom in different directions

d)

by filling and emptying its coelom

8.

Which word best describes undulate motion?

a)

wavelike

b)

soaring

c)

bouncy

d)

gradual

9.

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

a)

to help an animal find food

b)

to provide structural support for the body

c)

to sense the environment

d)

to move the animal's body

10.

What does the structure shown here do to carbon dioxide?

a)

absorb it

b)

produce it

c)

circulate it

d)

excrete it

11.

Which type of animal includes the most water in its excretions?

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

mouse

d)

lizard

12.

Which of the following special structures does an earthworm use to grind up soil it ingests?

a)

intestine

b)

gizzard

c)

crop

d)

setae

13.

Nutrients are obtained from food through which process?

a)

respiration

b)

undulation

c)

digestion

d)

excretion

14.

What is the main difference between an open circulatory system and a closed circulatory system?

a)

A closed circulatory system contains blood inside vessels.

b)

A closed circulatory system does not carry oxygen.

c)

Humans have an open circulatory system.

d)

An open circulatory system is used only by land animals.

15.

Most reptiles have a __________ heart.

a)

one-chambered

b)

two-chambered

c)

three-chambered

d)

four-chambered

16.

What causes oxygen to diffuse from the lungs into the capillaries?

a)

Blood from the pulmonary arteries is high in oxygen.

b)

The oxygen concentration is lower in the lungs.

c)

There is an equal oxygen concentration in the lungs and capillaries.

d)

The oxygen concentration is lower in the capillaries.

17.

Water taken in through the mouth of a fish passes over the __________, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

swim bladder

18.

Which best describes where oxygen goes after being taken into an animal's body?

a)

to the heart

b)

to all parts of the body

c)

to the brain

d)

to the digestive system

19.

The system of nerve cells in cnidarians is called __________.

a)

camouflage

b)

a shell

c)

a nerve net

d)

flukes

20.

Which system sends messages through nerves to and from all parts of your body?

a)

muscular system

b)

skeletal system

c)

digestive system

d)

nervous system

21.

The vertebrae, skull, and other bones make up a vertebrate's __________.

a)

endoskeleton

b)

notochord

c)

shell

d)

pouch