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Extra Credit - Zoology

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Echinoderms have an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes called a(n)...
a)
water vascular system
b)
nervous system
c)
notochord
d)
ampulla
2.
Sea stars feed by
a)
Injecting poison that digests the prey 
b)
Everting their stomach to digest prey
c)
Chewing their prey with jaws and teeth
d)
squeezing their prey until it dies
3.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
4.

Hollow thin walled tubes that each end in a suction cup

a)

tube feet

b)

tentacles

c)

sand dollar

d)

sea star

5.
What is the primary component of an echinoderm's skeleton?
a)
Spicules of chitin plates
b)
Ossicles of chitin plates
c)
Spicules of calcium carbonate
d)
Ossicles of calcium carbonate
6.
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
a)
Asymmetry
b)
Radial symmetry
c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Trilateral symmetry
7.
Water enters the water-vascular system through small pores in which of the following parts of echinoderms?
a)
Skin gills
b)
Madroporide
c)
Radial rings
d)
Pyloric stomach
8.

What letter is pointing to the Ring Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

AB

9.

What letter is pointing to the Stone Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What letter is pointing to the Radial Canal

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the process of regeneration?

a)

When an animal sheds its exoskeleton.

b)

When an animal can clean the ocean floor.

c)

When an animal can regrow a body part.

d)

When an animal recycles plastic bottles and cans.

13.

The radial canals are lined with little structures that resemble bulb syringes called...

a)

stone canals

b)

ring canals

c)

madreporites

d)

ampullae

14.

Sand dollars and sea urchins both have mouth structures called...

a)

Plato's Closet.

b)

Aristotle's Lantern.

c)

Socrates' Dentures.

d)

Democritus' Facepalm

15.

As a defense mechanism, a sea cucumber will...

a)

throw itself in vinegar to become a sea pickle.

b)

shoot its intestines out of its mouth. (evisceration)

c)

breathe fire.

d)

turn its tube feet into spikes.

16.

Fish belong to which phylum?

a)

Porifera

b)

Chordata

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Cnidiaria

17.

Fishes have __ chambered hearts

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

What is the lateral line system?

a)

Fluid-filled canals along the side to detect movement and vibrations.

b)

Fan-shaped membranes used for balance, swimming and steering.

c)

Intermittent or overlapping rows of thin bony plates.

d)

Thin-walled internal sac below the backbone filled with oxygen/nitrogen to control swimming depths.

19.

What is the function of the operculum?

a)

Allow water to enter the gills

b)

Protect the gills

c)

Sense when predators are near

d)

Help guide fish movement

20.

What is #6?

a)

Caudal fin

b)

Posterior dorsal fin

c)

Pelvic fin

d)

Anterior dorsal fin

21.

Fish are ....

a)

endotherms

b)

ectotherms

22.
What is the function (job) of fish gills?
a)
To absorb water from the water
b)
To make the fish faster
c)
To make the fish lighter
d)
To absorb oxygen from the water
23.

Most fishes have a _______________ that helps them move up and down in the water or remain at a given depth.

a)

swim bladder

b)

oxygen tank

24.

Fishes in the class Osteichthyes are classified because they have _____ skeletons.

a)

jawless

b)

cartilage

c)

bony

d)

no

25.
What is a shark's adaptation to maintain neutral buoyancy?
a)
Fluid in the ears
b)
 Gas filled bladder
c)
Large oily liver
d)
Nictitating membrane
26.
A hard, tooth like projection from the gill arch that prevents large particles of food & other materials from passing into the gill lamellae
a)
Gill arch
b)
Denticle
c)
Gill racker
d)
Isthmus
27.
What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
28.

The ________ is a support rod that runs along the dorsal side of the organism.

a)

Dorsal nerve cord

b)

Notochord

c)

Brain

d)

Nervous system

29.
Have 4 main traits in common: notochord, tail, nerve cord, and pharyngeal pouch
a)
Sponges
b)
Molting
c)
Metamorphosis
d)
Chordates
30.

Lancelets spend most of their lives in the

a)

Sand

b)

air

c)

water

d)

ground

31.
Metamorphosis occurs in
a)
fishes and amphibians
b)
amphibians
c)
fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
d)
amphibians and reptiles
32.
How do reptiles exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide?
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
through their skin
d)
they don't need to exchange gases
33.
As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
d)
Feet
34.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
35.
What causes birds to have a variety of beak sizes and shapes?
a)
Predators
b)
Evironment
c)
Food
d)
Ecosystems 
36.
What allows amphibians to collect sound waves from their environment? 
a)
Tympanic membrane
b)
Nictitating membrane
c)
Gills
d)
Infrared detectors 
37.
What trait allows birds (as well as mammals) to regulate its body temperature?
a)
Endothermy 
b)
Ectothermy 
c)
Mesothermy
d)
Thermothermy 
38.

Amphibians are ectothermic. This means they:

a)

are active at night

b)

they only live in swamps

c)

can regulate their own body temperature

d)

use the environmental temperature to control their body temperature

39.

Which is true of saltwater fish, but not true of freshwater fish?

a)

Saltwater fish do not have scales and freshwater fish do have scales

b)

Saltwater fish need to drink water and freshwater fish do not need to drink water

c)

Saltwater fish are not colorful, but freshwater fish are very colorful

d)

Saltwater fish have dorsal fins, but freshwater fish do not have dorsal fins

40.
The study of birds is known as 
a)
Herpetology 
b)
Ornithology
c)
Entomology 
d)
Archaeoptry 
41.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
42.
A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 
a)
Dentin 
b)
Spicules
c)
Keratin
d)
Cartilage 
43.
Which type of feather is responsible for covering and streamlining a bird's body?
a)
Filoplume
b)
Contour
c)
Down
d)
Tail
44.
Why is it important for birds to digest their food quickly?
a)
If they absorb too much fat from their diet, they can impair their livers.
b)
If they take too long, they are susceptible to predators.
c)
They can't afford the extra weight in flight.
d)
They often swallow prey alive. Fast digestion ensures minimal injury to digestive system.
45.
All birds lay eggs that develop outside the body. This means they are...
a)
Viviparous
b)
Ovoviviparous
c)
Oviparous
d)
Ovuliparous 
46.
The amphibians babies are called
a)
chicks
b)
puppies
c)

tadpoles

47.

pigments cells on an amphibians skin

a)

chromatophores

b)

colorcyte

c)

cutaneous

48.

Amphibians have a ____ chambered heart

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

49.

Amphibian hearts have ___ atria and ___ ventricles.

a)

2, 1

b)

1, 2

c)

2, 2

d)

3,2

50.

term for organisms with separate sexes

a)

dioecious

b)

monecious

c)

amplexus

d)

spermatophore

51.

The two sharp teeth at the roof of a frog’s mouth

a)

Volmerine

b)

Canine

c)

Dentine

d)

Mandibular

52.

What type of egg did reptiles develop for life on land?

a)

amniote

b)

oviparous

c)

hard bodied

d)

aquatic

53.

What type of reptile has a four chambered heart?

a)

Tuatara

b)

Turtle

c)

Crocodile

d)

Snakes

54.

encloses the yolk-food

a)

amnion

b)

yolk sac

c)

allantois

d)

chorion

55.

stores the liquid wastes produced by the embryo

a)

amnion

b)

yolk sac

c)

allantois

d)

chorion

56.

How did reptiles make a complete transition to land?

a)

by laying eggs that have a protective shell

b)

by going to the water and laying their eggs

c)

by developing lungs so they could breath

57.

Unlike the skin of amphibians, the skin of reptiles

a)

has bony scales like those of fishes

b)

is moist, thin, and watertight

c)

is thick, scaly, and not watertight

d)

is thick, scaly, and watertight

58.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

a)

they all lay eggs

b)

they all have gills

c)

they all have hair/fur

d)

they all eat other animals/meat

59.

Which mammal lay eggs?

a)
b)
c)
60.

Most mammals give live birth called

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviparous

61.

What are the only flying mammals?

a)

bats

b)

eagles

c)

flamingos

d)

quail

62.

Animals, like a kangaroo, give live birth to very underdeveloped babies. The babies then complete their development in the mothers pouch are called

a)

marsupials

b)

monotremes

c)

placentals

d)

reptiles

63.

Egg laying mammals

a)

monotreme

b)

marsupial

c)

placental

64.

mammals that carry their offspring to full term

a)

monotreme

b)

marsupial

c)

placental

65.

How many chambers do mammals have in their heart?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

66.

The muscle that helps mammals use their lungs is called

a)

diaphragm

b)

abs

c)

biceps

d)

hamstring

67.

Mammals have the largest ____ of all vertebrates.

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lungs

68.

What type of teeth would be prominent in an herbivore?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

69.

What structure in mammals provides nourishment for mammals after they are born?

a)

Mammary Glands

b)

Plancenta

c)

Claspers

d)

Cloaca

70.

Why didn't mammals flourish until the cenozoic era?

a)

Dinosaurs were the dominant species

b)

It was too cold

c)

There was not enough land mass for them

d)

They all lived in the water

71.

What is spawning?

a)

Internal Fertlization

b)

External Fertilization

c)

A breathing organ

d)

A Fin

72.

The activity by which birds maintain a clean plumage and rid the feather sand skin of parasites is referred to as

a)

combing

b)

grooming

c)

dusting

d)

anting

e)

preening

73.

In many birds, a diverticulum in the es0phasgus, the _______, can be used to store large quantities of food.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

duodenum

d)

pyloric cecum

74.

The _______ of the bird is responsible for grinding up the food.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

stomach

d)

intestine

e)

heart

75.

Ventilation in the birds is accomplished by expansion and contraction of the

a)

air sacs

b)

trachea

c)

lungs

d)

diaphragm

e)

air capillaries

76.

______________ refers to periodic round trips between breeding and non breeding areas.

a)

Migration

b)

Immigration

c)

Emigration

d)

Orientation

77.

In birds and reptiles, the excretion of __________ conserves water.

a)

urea

b)

ammonia

c)

creatine

d)

uric acid

78.

Echinoderms are exclusively _____ animals.

a)

marine

b)

terrestrial

c)

freshwater

d)

all of the above

79.
Which adult Chordate has a tough sac made out of cellulose that surrounds their body?
a)
Lancelet
b)
Tunicate
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
80.

Many modern ungulates can be quickly divided into two orders - represented by a distinct difference...

a)

An odd or even number of toes

b)

The chewing or non chewing of the cud

c)

Horns or no horns

d)

Hooves or paws

81.

Define the word "Ruminant"

a)

An even toed ungulate mammal that chews the cud regurgitated from its rumen

b)

An ungulate that requires a farrier to trim their hooves

c)

An odd toed ungulate that eats browse

d)

An ungulate that eats meat

82.

Do horns or antlers have

fuzzy velvet skin while they’re growing?

a)

Horns

b)

Antlers

83.

Another word for "hoofed"

a)

Spit toed

b)

Ungulate

c)

Regulate

d)

Marsupial

84.
A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer
a)
estivation
b)
fight or flight
c)
response
d)
social behavior
85.
A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat.
a)
pheromone
b)
hibernation
c)
submission
d)
estivation
86.

How do reptiles warm themselves up?

a)

move into the shade

b)

speed up its metabolism

c)

bask in the sun

d)

crawl into an underground burrow

87.

When a snake flick their tongue in the air and then draw it across the Jacobson's organ the function of the tongue is to

a)

detect chemicals in the air

b)

measure the temperature

c)

pick up vibrations in the air

d)

sense the direction of the wind

88.
Some reptiles have a third eyelid called the
a)

tympanic membrane

b)

nictating membrane

c)

auditory membrane

d)

vomerine membrane

89.

Lancelets spend most of their lives in the

a)

Sand

b)

air

c)

water

d)

ground

90.

What purpose do pectoral fins serve?

a)

rudders/brakes

b)

balance/level

c)

stability

91.

Birds belong to the Kingdom:

a)

Protista

b)

Animalia

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plantae

92.

One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship.

a)

Polygamy

b)

Polygynandry

c)

Monogamy

d)

Promiscuity

93.

Since birds don't have a bladder, a bird's kidneys release its nitrogenous wastes into its ____.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

cloaca

d)

syrinx

94.

What does precocial mean?

a)

undeveloped birds that require parental care until they can walk, stand and survive on their own

b)

well developed birds that when hatched can survive

95.

Feathers that cover the body of newly hatched birds to keep them warm

a)

down feathers

b)

colored feathers

c)

primary feathers

d)

contour feathers

96.

The fused collar bone that helps bird balance when flying

a)

furcula

b)

keeled sternum

c)

cloaca

d)

proventriculus

97.

between the crop and gizzard were digestive enzymes begin breaking down food

a)

proventriculus

b)

crop

c)

gizzard

d)

cloaca

98.

What do tadpoles use to breathe?

a)

lungs

b)

eyes

c)

mouth

d)

gills

99.

What is the juvenile stage of a frog?

a)

Eft

b)

Froglet

c)

Tadpole

d)

Toad

100.

This red star refers to the frog's ____.

a)

Small intestine

b)

Spiral valve

c)

Stomach

d)

Large intestine

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