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Animal Temperature & Fluid Regulation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a nitrogen based waste product?

a)

ammonia

b)

urea

c)

uric acid

d)

sweat

2.

Which urinary organ eliminates urine?

a)

urinary bladder

b)

urethra

c)

ureter

d)

kidney

3.

Which of the following animals use gills to eliminate wastes?

a)

bivalves

b)

amphibians

c)

cartilaginous fish

d)

bony fish

e)

flatworms

4.

Label the ureters

5.

Label the urethra

6.

Match the following specialized urinary structures to the correct animal group

a)

Malpighian Tubules

1.

Insect

b)

Coxal Glands

2.

Arachnids

c)

Flame Cells

3.

Flatworms

d)

Nephridia

4.

Gastropods

e)

Metanephridia

5.

Annelids

7.

Place the order of kidney evolution in order from most primative to most complex

a)

Protonephridia

b)

Metanephridia

c)

Nephridia

d)

Kidney

1)
2)
3)
4)
8.

Which of the following animals does not produce urea as a primary waste product?

a)

Mammal

b)

Amphibian

c)

Cartilaginous Fish

d)

Cephalopods

e)

Birds

9.

Match the following terms with their definition

a)

Osmoregulator

1.

varies water content of body

b)

Osmoconformer

2.

maintains water content of surroundings

c)

Thermoconformer

3.

maintains body temp. of surroundings

d)

Endotherm

4.

generates its own body temp

e)

Ectotherm

5.

generates body temp. from surroundings

10.

Which term involves regulating salt levels in the body?

a)

thermoregulation

b)

haloregulation

c)

osmoregulation

11.

Which term describes the addtion of ammonia and other ions for elimination?

a)

filtration

b)

absorption

c)

secretion

d)

reabsorption

12.

Which term describes organelles that release excess water?

a)

vacuole

b)

contractile vacuole

c)

oral groove

d)

lysosome

13.

Identify these behaviors or structures as a means of warming or cooling the body

Categorize the following

Basking

Blubber

Rustling Feathers

Red Muscles Movement

Vasoconstriction

Shivering

Sweating

Panting

Raising Body

Vasodilation

Burrowing

Coloration

Shedding

Thickening Skin or Fur

Develop Antifreeze Compounds

Body Posture

Mucus Production

Warming
Cooling
Both
14.

What is estivation?

a)

increasing metabolism rates in summer

b)

decreasing metabolism rates in summer

c)

decreasing metabolism rates in winter

d)

increasing metabolism rates in winter

15.

Which of the following is not an antifreeze compound?

a)

polyalcohol

b)

wax

c)

glycerol

d)

urea & glucose

e)

mucus

16.

Salt water crocodiles bask in the sun for several hours every morning. which one of the following statements best describes the method of thermoregulation in salt water crocodiles?

a)

Endothermy, increase body temperature to increase rate of metabolism reactions in cells

b)

Ectothermy, decrease body temperature to increase rate of metabolic reactions in cells.

c)

Endothermy, decrease body temperature to increase rate of metabolic reactions in cells

d)

Ectothermy, increase body temperature to increase rate of metabolic reactions in cells

17.

Which organ is not directly involved in body fluid regulation?

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

Osmoregulation is the regulation of

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

Oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

temperature

19.

If a saltwater fish is placed in freshwater, what will happen?

a)

Nothing, it is happy.

b)

Its’ cells will start taking in large amounts of water

c)

Its’ cells will start losing large amounts of water

20.

Metabolism rates are ​ (a)   linked to temperature.

Choose from the below words
directly
indirectly
not