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Animal Biology Review

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of symmetry do cnidarians have
a)
asymmetrical
b)
bilateral
c)
radial
2.
Sponges eat by
a)
bottom feeding
b)
filter feeding
c)
scaveging
d)
they don't eat
3.

Flatworms support their shape with three tissue layers but don't have any kind of skeleton.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Flatworms and Round worms have bilateral symmetry

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sponges, Jellies, Flatworms and Roundworms all get their oxygen through:

a)

simple diffusion

b)

gills

c)

lungs

d)

Amazon Prime

6.

How many openings do Cnidarians have to their Gastrovascular Cavity?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

7.

Flatworms and Roundworms both have:

a)

radial symmetry

b)

a gastrovascular cavity

c)

cephalization

8.

A flatworm that produces both egg cells and sperm cells is called a:

a)

hermaphrodite

b)

gastrovascular cavity

c)

parasite

d)

Nematode

9.

Some worms live in or on a host - and do harm to that host. They are:

a)

hermaphrodites

b)

vertebrates

c)

parasites

d)

asymmetrical

10.
Sponges use pores to 
a)
move from place to place.
b)
filter food from the water.
c)
defend themselves.
11.
Cnidarians use _______ to sting their prey.
a)
red blood cells
b)
cysts
c)
nematocysts
d)
setae
12.

Cnidarian tentacles grow in a ring around their mouths, what kind of symmetry is that?

(seen in starfish too)

a)

Radial

b)

Bilateral

c)

Asymmetry

d)

Helix

13.

Cnidarians have cell layers organized into

a)

shelter

b)

hydra

c)

colonies

d)

tissue

14.

Flatworms have what kind of body cavity?

a)

Acoelomate

b)

Pseudocoelomate

c)

Coelomate

15.

The structure that acts as a kidney in a planarian flatworm is called:

a)

pharynx

b)

ganglia

c)

flame cell

16.

Round worms have a _______________. Meaning food enters the mouth and waste exits the anus.

a)

one way digestive system

b)

two way digestive system

17.

roundworms have _________________

a)

complex digestive systems (4 openings)

b)

simple digestive systems (2 openings)

c)

no digestive systems (Like a a flatworm)

d)

doesn't excrete waste

18.

roundworms ___________

a)

use diffusion for gasses

b)

don't take in gasses

c)

take gasses in and don't release them

d)

Just have their gasses go through their digestive system

19.

roundworms use _____________________

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

spores

d)

no reproduction

20.
a)
stentor
b)
euglena
c)
rotifer
d)
paramecium
21.

How many cell layers do Rotifera have?

a)

none

b)

one

c)

two

d)

more than two

22.

Rotifera have ______ body symmetry

a)

Radial

b)

usymmetrical

c)

Asymmetrical

d)

Bilateral

23.

eukaryotic, multicellular, chitin cell wall, absorptive heterotroph

a)

protist

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

fungi

24.

which taxon contains the most organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

species

25.

what taxon contains the least amount of organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

species

26.

which two taxons are used to give an organism their scientific name?

a)

kingdom/phylum

b)

phylum/class

c)

genus/species

d)

kingdom/species

27.

which domain contains eukaryotic organisms?

a)

eukarya

b)

bacteria

c)

archaea

28.
Identify this stage in early embryology.
a)
zygote
b)
morula
c)
blastula
d)
gastrula
29.

The embryo layer that forms the skin and nervous tissue is the _____.

a)

endoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

ectoderm

d)

deuterostome

30.

The animal's digestive tract forms from the

a)

endoderm

b)

extoderm

c)

mesoderm

d)

protostome

31.

The embryo layer that forms the skin and nervous tissue is 

a)

endoderm

b)

ectoderm

c)

mesoderm

d)

protostome

32.

Describes an animal that lacks a backbone.

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

chordate

d)

vertebrae

33.

Which is a similarity between worms and mollusks?

a)

Some have gills

b)

They are invertebrates

c)

Land dwelling organisms must stay moist to survive

d)

All of the above

34.

Can be found in both terrestrial and marine environments.

a)

Worms

b)

Mollusks

c)

Both

d)

Neither

35.

Has aquatic organisms breathe through their gills.

a)

Worms

b)

Mollusks

c)

Both

d)

Neither

36.

Has terrestrial organisms breathe through their skin.

a)

Worms

b)

Mollusks

c)

Both

d)

Neither

37.

In which organisms would you find a pharynx?

a)

Worms

b)

Mollusks

38.

What kind of symmetry do annelids have?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Radial

c)

None

d)

Asymmetrical

39.

Which of the following is an example of an Annelida?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Tapeworm

c)

Pinworm

d)

Hookworm

40.

What is the organ used to accomplish excretion?

a)

Clitellum

b)

Nephridia

c)

Septa

d)

Setae

41.

Waste piles from a segmented worm

a)

crop

b)

setae

c)

castings

d)

gizzard

42.

Bristle-like structures on the outside of each body segment of earthworms used to hold onto soil and move

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

setae

d)

aerate

43.

Storage sac to which soil moves into

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

setae

d)

castings

44.

structure behind the crop that grinds the soil and organic matter in a worm

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

setae

d)

aerate

45.

What do earthworms use to "breathe"?

a)

skin

b)

lungs

c)

gills

d)

setae

46.

The blood of earthworms is contained in vessels, thus have a(an)

a)

fluid filled cavity

b)

water vascular system

c)

closed circulatory system

d)

open circulatory system

47.
Which part of the Mollusk body is the tissue covering the body and secretes the shell?
a)
Mantle
b)
Trochophore
c)
Foot
d)
Visceral Mass
48.
Which class of Mollusks have the most advanced nervous system?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
d)
arthropods
49.
Which class of Mollusks have many species that are sessile?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
d)
arthropods
50.
Organs that are in contact with blood supply and specialized for gas exchange
a)
trochopore
b)
radulas
c)
bivalves
d)
gills
51.
Mollusk's tongue-like strip covered with teeth that point backward is called the ____
a)
trochopore
b)
radula
c)
gills
d)
visceral mass
52.
Which group of Mollusks does the picture belong to?
a)
Gastropod
b)
Bivalve
c)
Cephalopod
53.

What are filter feeders?

a)

A large pile of living organisms and the animals that live among them.

b)

An organism that attaches onto another organism and feeds off of it.

c)

Animals that feed by removing tiny bits of food from the water.

d)

Animals that use sunlight to obtain nutrients.

54.

Squids move by

a)

walking/creeping on their tentacles

b)

shortening and lengthening their tentacles

c)

jet populsion

d)

fins

55.
Which class of Mollusks have a closed circulatory system?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
d)
All of the classes
56.
Which class of Mollusks include squid, cuttlefish and octopus?
a)
Gastropoda
b)
Bivalvia
c)
Cephalopoda
d)
Polyplacophora
57.

Most mollusks have what type of symmetry?

a)

Radial

b)

Bilateral

c)

Asymmetry

d)

No symmetry

58.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of arthropods?

a)

Open circulatory system

b)

Jointed appendages

c)

Segmented body

d)

Endoskeleton

59.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the exoskeleton.

a)

Protection

b)

Prevents water loss

c)

Attachment of muscles

d)

Flexibility of movement

60.

Since the exoskeleton limits the growth of arthropods, they have to shed their exoskeletons and form a new one. This is called ____.

a)

defecating

b)

molting

c)

morphing

d)

excreting

61.

Which of the following correctly describes a crayfish's body regions?

a)

head, thorax, abdomen

b)

head, abdomen

c)

cephalothorax, abdomen

d)

head, cephalothorax

62.

Which of the following crayfish appendages contain the claws?

a)

Uropods

b)

Telson

c)

Maxillipeds

d)

Chelipeds

63.

Which of the following crayfish structures is used for gas exchange?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

Green glands

c)

Gills

d)

Book lungs

64.

Why do arthropods molt?

a)

It happens for no reason

b)

The females don't like the one that they had

c)

The exoskeleton doesn't grow with the arthropod

d)

They are done hibernating

65.

In which type of environments do arthropods live?

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Land

d)

All of these

66.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
67.

Millipedes are different from centipedes because millipedes ___.

a)

have more legs per segment

b)

secrete venom

c)

are predators

d)

hae flattened bodies

68.

Letter C is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

cephalothorax

c)

cheliped

d)

telson

69.

Letter D is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

cephalothorax

c)

cheliped

d)

telson

70.

Letter G is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

maxilliped

c)

pleopods

d)

cheliped

71.

Letter E is identifying what part of a crayfish?

a)

abdomen

b)

maxilliped

c)

pleopods

d)

telson

72.

Which word is associated with the spider brain?

a)

cloaca

b)

spiracle

c)

pericardial sac

d)

ganglion

e)

cecum

73.
A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
74.

Insects that live in a hive work together, but their leader is usually a ______.

a)

worker

b)

queen

c)

pupa

d)

drone

75.

What is an advantage of having a compound eye?

a)

having a narrower field of vision

b)

being able to see behind you

c)

having a wider field of vision

d)

scaring your predators

76.
How many stages does a complete metamorphosis have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
77.

How many stages are in an incomplete life cycle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

78.
In complete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
adult
79.

A tetrapod is an organism with ...

a)

Two Limbs

b)

Four Eyes

c)

Four Limbs

d)

Four Toes

80.

Amphibians were the first organisms with four limbs.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Which is not an adaptation of amphibians that helped them live on land and in water?

a)

Large shoulder and hip bones to support more weight.

b)

Interlocking projections on vertebrae.

c)

A mobile, muscular tongue to catch food.

d)

Scales and large fins for swimming.

82.

Amphibians have a ____-chambered heart.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

83.

A tadpole growing into an adult frog is an example of ...

a)

Complete Metamorphosis

b)

Molting

c)

Brooding

d)

Amphibian

84.

Which is not a group of amphibians?

a)

Frogs

b)

Salamanders

c)

Toads

d)

Lizards

85.

The largest group of living amphibians is ...

a)

Salamanders

b)

Toads

c)

Frogs

d)

Lizards

86.

Caecelians look and move very similar to ...

a)

Snakes

b)

Earthworms

c)

Tadpoles

d)

Frogs

87.

All amphibians require moist environments for ________.

a)

making sounds

b)

feeding

c)

reproduction

d)

temperature regulation

88.

Amphibians are ____________ which means they have a backbone.

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Skeletons

d)

Amphibians do not have any bones

89.

The earliest fish in the oceans were:

a)

sponges

b)

corals

c)

jawless fish

d)

sharks

90.

Lampreys and hagfish lack

a)

teeth

b)

heads

c)

mouths

d)

jaws

91.

In what CLASS does this species belong?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Chondrichtyes

c)

Osteichtyes

92.
Which group of fish include sharks, rays and skates?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
93.

How many chambers does a fish heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

94.

This is the organ where gas exchange occurs in fish.

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Operculum

95.

Thought to be the ancestors to amphibians

a)

Ray finned fish

b)

Lobe finned fish

c)

skates and rays

d)

Lamprey

96.

What is the name of the internal structure that controls a bony fish's depth/buoyancy in the water?

a)

Liver

b)

Air Pocket

c)

Lung Bladder

d)

Swim Bladder

97.

The structure labeled #5 is the

a)

dorsal fin.

b)

gill filament.

c)

operculum.

d)

lateral line.

98.

Sharks have a swim bladder

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Fishes in the class Osteichthyes (boney fish ) are classified because they have _____ skeletons.

a)

jawless

b)

cartilage

c)

bony

d)

no

100.

96% of all fish are

a)

agnatha

b)

osteoicthyes

c)

chondricthyes

101.

What might happen to a fish if its swim bladder were injured?

a)

It could not move forward through the water

b)

It could not regulate its depth in the water

c)

It could not breathe underwater

d)

It could not release waste from its body

102.

Most fish are ectothermic or cold blooded, which means:

a)

That they can't sleep

b)

They can't make vitamin D from sunlight

c)

They can't generate their own body heat

d)

They can't eat sugars

103.

Most birds bodies are designed for........

a)

Walking

b)

Flying

c)

Swimming

d)

Singing

104.

All BIRDS lay _________________________.

a)

Hard-shelled eggs

b)

Soft Jelly-Like eggs

c)

Leathery/ Rubbery Eggs

105.
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 
106.

Bird circulatory system

a)

4 chambered heart

b)

3 chambered heart

c)

2 chambered heart

107.

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

108.

Bird circulatory system

a)

4 chambered heart, 2 loops

b)

3 chambered heart, 1 loop

c)

4 chambered heart, 1 loop

d)

3 chambered heart, 2 loops

109.

two characteristics birds are adapted for flight

a)

thin/hollow bones

b)

amniotic egg

c)

scales

d)

claws

110.

how birds regulate their body temperature

a)

endothermy

b)

ectothermic

c)

cold blooded

111.

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

112.

The body temperature of ectotherms is determined primarily by their environment

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Which of these is an advantage of ectothermy?

a)

provides enough energy for sustained exertion

b)

enables reptiles to live in cold climates

c)

requires little energy

d)

results in high metabolism

114.

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

115.

Which order of reptiles stay behind to protect and care for their young?

a)

Rhyncocephalia

b)

Crocodilia

c)

Squamata

d)

Cheloni

116.

Which of the following is true about a crocodile's heart?

a)

it doesn't allow deoxygenated and oxygenated blood to mix

b)

is has one ventricle

c)

its atrium is partially divided by a septum

d)

it only pumps deoxygenated blood

117.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
118.

What are the two basic parts of a turtle's shell called?

a)

septum and amnion

b)

carapace and plastron

c)

chorion and keratin

d)

keratin and columella

119.

The tissue that partially divides the ventricle in the reptilian heart is the

a)

cloaca

b)

septum

c)

chorion

d)

caparace

120.

Are mammals warm-blooded or cold-blooded

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

121.

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

122.

TRUE or FALSE: Some scientists believe that mammals are the most interesting/complex group of vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

123.

How do newborn mammals eat?

a)

They hunt

b)

They eat plants

c)

They drink milk from their mothers

124.

How do mammals breathe?

a)

They breathe with their lungs

b)

They breathe with their gills

125.

How many chambers do mammals have in their heart?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

126.

Mammals have the most advanced brains for social behaviors.

a)

true

b)

false

127.

The muscle that helps mammals use their lungs is called

a)

diaphragm

b)

abs

c)

biceps

d)

hamstring

128.

Mammals have different teeth types to help them eat diverse foods.

a)

true

b)

false

129.

Animals that eat only plants

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Insectivores

130.

Mammals have the largest ____ of all vertebrates.

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lungs

131.

What is a marsupial?

a)

an animal that eats leaves

b)

an animal with a pouch to carry its babies

c)

an animal that loves to run

d)

an animal that has a pouch to carry its food

132.
Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?
a)
monotremes
b)
marsupials
c)
placentals
133.

What type of birth is typical for most mammals?

a)

Egg-Laying

b)

Placental

c)

Pouch

134.

Mammals that lay eggs are in the order:

a)

Marsupiala

b)

Monotremata

c)

Pilosa

d)

Chiroptera

135.

Is the platypus a mammal?

a)

yes

b)

no

136.

Most mammals give live birth called

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviparous

137.

One of 2 egg laying mammals called monotremes.

a)

duck-billed platypus

b)

wallaby

c)

wombat

d)

uakari

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