Life Science: Animal Diversity, Book C

Chapter 1: Introduction to Animals

Introduction to Animals

1.
A coloring or marking that helps an animal hide from its predators is called __________.
A)digestion
B)camouflage
C)adolescence
D)reproduction
2.
Animals with backbones are called __________.
A)invertebrates
B)sponges
C)scavengers
D)vertebrates
3.
Most sponge species are examples of __________.
A)hermaphrodites
B)predators
C)herbivores
D)plants
4.
Which of these animals has bilateral symmetry?
A)a sea urchin
B)a tiger
C)a sponge
D)a jellyfish
5.
Worms have soft bodies and __________.
A)are vertebrates
B)do not reproduce
C)have bilateral symmetry
D)are sessile
6.
Which of these is the opening at the end of a nematode's digestive system?
A)the quills
B)the anus
C)the suckers
D)the spicules
7.
Some cnidarians can stun their prey to obtain food. They are considered to be __________.
A)asymmetrical
B)scavengers
C)herbivores
D)predators
8.
Sea stars and sponges also can reproduce through __________.
A)photosynthesis
B)tentacles
C)spicules
D)regeneration
9.
Bears, raccoons, and robins are __________.
A)hermaphrodites
B)herbivores
C)omnivores
D)parasites
10.
Which of these is an invertebrate?
A)a lion
B)a trout
C)a clam
D)a cow
11.
Which of these eats only the remains of other animals?
A)lampreys
B)scavengers
C)amphibians
D)omnivores
12.
Which group do roundworms belong to?
A)planarians
B)nematodes
C)cnidarians
D)sponges
13.
Because sponges live in one place for their entire life, they are called __________.
A)vertebrates
B)omnivores
C)sessile
D)migratory
14.
Which of these is true of animals?
A)All animals eat plants and other animals.
B)Some animals eat other animals.
C)No animals eat plants.
D)A few animals make their own food.
15.
A sea star has which type of body-part arrangement?
A)asymmetry
B)radial symmetry
C)bilateral symmetry
D)horizontal symmetry
16.
A tapeworm grows by __________.
A)growing tentacles
B)regenerating broken limbs
C)adding new body segments
D)building up its spongin
17.
The most common disease spread by flukes affects a human's __________.
A)hearing
B)blood
C)teeth
D)hair
18.
The system of nerve cells in cnidarians is called __________.
A)a shell
B)a nerve net
C)camouflage
D)flukes
19.
Why do herbivores eat more food?
A)Plants have less energy value than other foods.
B)They have more offspring to care for.
C)Herbivores are always large animals.
D)Animals have less energy value than other foods.
20.
Which of these is a cnidarian body type?
A)medusa
B)exoskeleton
C)bilateral symmetry
D)hollow tube
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