Glencoe Life Science

Chapter 12: Introduction to Animals

Standardized Test Practice

1
An animal that eats only plants or plant parts is a(n)
A)carnivore.
B)omnivore.
C)scavenger.
D)herbivore.
2
An animal with a backbone is called a(n)
A)vertebrate.
B)ceolomate.
C)hermaphrodite.
D)invertebrate
3
A tiger's stripes hide it in tall grass. This is an example of
A)behavior.
B)mimicry.
C)camouflage.
D)size as a defense.
4
Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation that helps prey avoid predators?
A)a moose's large size
B)a porcupine's sharp quills
C)a skunk's bad-smelling spray
D)a turtle's hard outer shell
5
Which of these is an example of mimicry?
A)a cameleon changes color depending on its surroundings
B)a peppered moth looks like the lichens on trees
C)a squid sprays a cloud of ink
D)a non-venomous snake looks like a venomous snake
6
Which of these animals spends part of its life as a polyp and part as a medusa?
A)planarians
B)jellyfish
C)sponges
D)tapeworms
7
Nematode is another name for which of the following groups of animals?
A)earthworms
B)roundworms
C)flatworms
D)tapeworms
8
What does the diagram show?

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A)a stinging cell of a sea anemone
B)hooks of a tapeworm
C)the polyp of a jellyfish
D)the skeleton of a coral
9
What kind of symmetry does the animal in the diagram have?

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A)asymmetry
B)no symmetry
C)radial symmetry
D)bilateral symmetry
10
Which word best describes the animal in the diagram?

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A)hermaphrodite
B)invertebrate
C)medusa
D)vertebrate
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