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Science: Animal Test
7th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an animal that has a backbone called? | vertebrate |
| What is a function of spikes? | protect the sponges's body |
| What is a balance of parts called? | symmetry |
| How does a sponge obtain food? | Collar cells filter the food from the water |
| Vase-shaped? | polyp |
| What is not a flatworm? | earthworm |
| Where does waste exit the body in roundworms? | anus |
| What kind of symmetry do cnidarians have? | radial |
| What is a characteristic of animals with radial symmetry? | They have no distinct head or tail ends |
| What are the major functions of animals? | obtaining food and oxygen, keeping internal conditions stable, movement, and reproduction |
| What type of symmetry is when one line can be drawn to divide the animal into halves that are mirror images? | bilateral symmetry |
| What type of symmetry does a segmented worm have? | moves blood in a network of blood vessels |
| What phylum do sponges belong to? | porifera |
| How do sponges reproduce sexually? | Water carries sperm from one sponge to eggs in another sponge |
| What type of worn is the most abundant on Earth? | roundworm |
| What makes up a coral reef? | skeletons of dead coral |
| What does a cnidarian use to capture prey? | stinging cells |
| What is a characteristic shared by all animals? | their bodies have many cells |
| What are organisms that grow on or in other organisms? | parasites |
| What is the joining of an egg and sperm cell? | fertilization |
| What is not a major type of worm? | silkworm |
| What characteristic is shared by all worms? | have a brain |
| What animal has radial symmetry? | sea anemone |
| What is the process by which a new organism forms from the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell? | sexual reproduction |
| What describes a roundworm's digestive system? | digestive system is like a tube that is open at both ends |
| What is not a characteristic that biologist uses to classify animals? | where the animals live |
| What does a coral polyp do at the beginning of it's life? | attaches to a solid surface |
| What phylum do worms belong to? | annelida |
| What best describes the kind of animals found in a coral reef? | invertebrates and vertebrates |
| What is a characteristic of echinoderms? | radial symmetry |
| What is true about mollusks? | soft bodies |
| What group of mollusks do snails and slugs belong to? | gastropods |
| How many body sections do spiders have? | two |
| What is a characteristic of insects? | one pair of antennae |
| How does a bivalve obtain food? | filtering it from water |
| What types of foods do insects eat? | anything living or once living |
| What are insect mouthparts adapted for? | eating specific foods |
| What is not an insect? | mite |
| What is a function of the mantle in many mollusks? | produces the shell |
| How do cephalopods move? | jet propulsion |
| What arthropods don't have antennae? | arachnids |
| What is an advantage of using biological controls against harmful insects? | They are natural predators of the harmful insects |
| What does a gastropod's radula enable it to do? | scrape food from a surface |
| What are insect larvae specialized for? | eating and growing |
| What is an echinoderm with long slender arms and flexible joints? | brittle star |
| When does molting occur during the gradual metamorphosis of an insect? | when the nymph outgrows its exoskeleton |
| What is a characteristic of milipedes? | two pairs of legs on each segment |
| Where do most crustaceans live? | in water |
| How do sea urchins move? | tube feet |
| What do insects play key roles in? | food chains |
| What is not a stage of complete metamorphosis? | nymph |
| What is an arthropod's tough outer covering called? | exoskeleton |
| What is an organism that eats waste and dead organisms? | decomposer |
| What is not common in all arthropods? | backbone |
| How does a grasshopper get oxygen? | through a system of tubes |
| How does an echinoderm use its water vascular system? | to capture food |
| What is not an arthropod? | snail |
| How does camouflage benefit insects? | avoid predators |
| How do some insects help other living things? | reproduce |
| What fish has a skeleton made of hard bone? | goldfish |
| Which phylum do vertebrates belong to? | chordata |
| Where were dinosaurs legs at? | directly beneath their bodies |
| What is a major difference between lizzards and snakes | lizards have legs |
| How do fish reproduce? | external fertilization |
| What way does a reptile's egg adapted to survive on land? | Egg has a membrane that helps keep the embryo moist |
| How do turtles obtain food? | Using sharp-edged beaks to tear food |
| Why are amphibians very sensitive to changes in their environment? | delicate skin |
| What is least likely to be learned by studing animal fossils? | What type of skin the animals had when they were living |
| How can an adult reptile live on dry land? | kdineys produce concentrated urine |
| What is the latest group of vertebrates to arise? | birds |
| Where are fossils most offten found? | sedimentary rock |
| What is true of the feeding behaviors of all snakes? | carnivores |
| What is the larvae of a frog or toad called? | tadpole |
| What major group were dinosaurs from? | reptiles |
| What happens if a fish's swim bladder was destroyed? | the fish wouldn't be able to stabalize its body at different depths |
| What is a large part of a turtles body covered with? | shell |
| How is a reptile egg different from an amphibian egg? | has a shell and internal membranes |
| What are the scales of many cartilaginous fish like? | pointed, giving the skin a rough texture |
| What does an animal have that is an ectotherm? | body that does not produce much internal heat |
| What do all chordates have at some point in their lves? | notochord |
| Adaptation that helps amphibians move from place to place? | strong skeleton |
| Type of fish that is a lamprey? | jawless fish |
| What does the backbone surround and protect in a vertebrate? | spinal cord |
| How do most amphibians obtain oxygen? | lungs and thin, moist skin |
| Type of animal whose body temp does not change much, even when the temp of tje environment changes? | endotherm |
| What organs help a reptile keep wter in its body? | skin and kidneys |
| Where do fish take in oxygen through? | gills |
| When the tempp of the environment changes, what happens to the temp of a reptile? | changes |
| How many chambers are there in a typical adult amphibian's heart? | three |
| What charctersitc is used to classify a mammal as a monotreme, marsupial, or placental mammal? | the way in which its young develop |
| What structure help birds get enough oxygen to fly? | air sacs |
| What type of mammal lays eggs? | monotreme |
| What do birds birds only have that are dif from any other animal? | feathers |
| What is the function of the down feathers? | keep a bird warm |
| What is a strand of hair or fur is composed of? | dead cells |
| How do birds ply an importan role in the environment? | carrying seeds to new locations |
| How long is a mammal's gestation period? | between fertilization and birth |
| What does an upward force on a bird's wings cause? | rise |
| As a bird's wing moves forward through the air, the air pressure on the wing cause what? | less psi above the the wing than beneath it |
| What are birds decended from? | reptiles |
| How does a bird's nearly hollow bones help it? | lightweight in the air |
| How are the toes of perching birds adapted to help the birds? | lock onto a branch |
| What is the function of canine teeth in most mammals? | stab and tear into food |
| Most mammals have teeth with how many different shapes? | four |
| What happens during soaring? | bird rises on a current of warm air |
| Why do birds swallow small stones? | help them grind food |
| Where does a placental mammal develop before its body system can function independently? | inside its mother's body |
| What is not common to all mammals? | ectotherms |
| What is the large muscle that enables mammals to breathe in and out? | diaphragm |
| What adaptation helps an ostrich survive in its environment? | strong legs to run away from predators |
| Where do birds store food that they are not ready to digest? | crop |
| What is the name of the upward force that enables a bird to fly? | lift |
| What can bats do that most mammals can not do? | fly |
| What type of flight requires a bird to exert the most energy? | flapping |
| What does fur allow mammals to do? | survive in cold temps |
| What is the differemce in pressire above and below a bird's wings cause a force called? | lift |
| What does diving require? | does not require lift |
| What animal is a monotreme? | duck-billed platypus |
| What is the function of placenta? | pass materials between the mother and the embryo |
| Hibernation gives what benefits? | less need to obtain food |
| First time a bird builds a nest perfectly. Example of a behavior? | instinct |
| Studying a map and learn how to get somewhere, example of a behavior? | insight learning |
| Where do adult salmon migrate to? | stream where they were born |
| What is the function of courtship behavior? | attract a mate of the same sex |
| What kind of group ar honeybees? | society |
| What do electronic tage help biologists understand? | migration patterns |
| What is an area that occupied and defended by an animal or a group of animals? | territory |
| What isn't a function of establishing a territory? | get exercise |
| How salmon locate the stream they migrate to? | scent and taste of the water |
| How do male cricket attract a mate? | chirping |
| What is a benefit of living in a group? | protection against predators |
| What is an inborn response to stimulus? | instinct |
| What method is used to track animals without having to follow them? | satellite tracking |
| What is a signal that causes an organism to react in some way? | stimulus |
| What do scientists attach to an animal without needing to recapture it? | electronic tag |
| How does imprinting help an adult animal? | helps find a mate |
| What must happen to animal with a metal band to get info? | recaptured |
| What does tracking migrations help? | understand and protect species |
| What kind of learning did Pavlov demostrate on dogs? | conditioning |
| What do pheromones release by animals? | chemicals that affect the behavior of other animals of the same species |
| What is the function of the drone in a honeybee society? | mate with other bees from other hives |
| Where is insight learning most common? | primates |
| What is a cat hiss an example of? | response |
| How does behavior help an animal? | survive or reproduce |
| What type of behavior is, newly hattached ducklings learn to follow their mother? | imprinting |
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