8th Grade: 1.28.14
Major functions of animals include obtaining food and oxygen, keeping internal conditions stable, movement, and
Major functions of animals include obtaining food and oxygen, keeping internal conditions stable, movement, and
Reproduction
An animal that has a backbone is called a(n)
An animal that has a backbone is called a(n)
Vertebrate
Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all animals?
Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all animals?
A. Their bodies have many cells. B. They eat plants. C. They reproduce asexually. D. They have skeletons.
What does the backbone surround and protect in a vertebrate?
What does the backbone surround and protect in a vertebrate?
The Spinal Chord
When the temperature of the environment changes, the body temperature of a reptile
When the temperature of the environment changes, the body temperature of a reptile
Changes
Which of these animals has radial symmetry?
Which of these animals has radial symmetry?
A. a sea anemone B. a butterfly C. a rabbit D. a fish
A balanced display of body parts is called
A balanced display of body parts is called
Symmetry
An animal has bilateral symmetry if
An animal has bilateral symmetry if
An imaginary line can be drawn to divide the animal into two mirror-halves.
Which of the following is a characteristic of animals with radial symmetry?
Which of the following is a characteristic of animals with radial symmetry?
A. They have no distinct head or tail ends. B. They must move quickly to catch prey. C. They move faster on land than in water. D. They have sense organs at the front of their bodies.
A sea sponge can be found in many "random shapes." Because of this, sea sponges have this type of symmetry.
A sea sponge can be found in many "random shapes." Because of this, sea sponges have this type of symmetry.
Asymmetry: No symmetry
Which vertebrate group lays eggs and has feathers?
Which vertebrate group lays eggs and has feathers?
Birds
What is a characteristic of many invertebrate groups?
What is a characteristic of many invertebrate groups?
A. gills B. feathers C. spinal cord D. exoskeleton
At some point in their lives, all chordates have a flexible supporting rod in their backs called a
At some point in their lives, all chordates have a flexible supporting rod in their backs called a
Notochord
If an animal is an _______________, it has a body that does NOT produce much INTERNAL HEAT.
If an animal is an _______________, it has a body that does NOT produce much INTERNAL HEAT.
Ectotherm
Most members of the phylum chordata have:
Most members of the phylum chordata have:
A. radial symmetry. B. backbones. C. exoskeletons. D. feathers.
Asymmetrical: NO SYMMETRY
Bilateral Symmetry
Radial symmetry
What type of worm is this? WHY?
What type of worm is this? WHY?
Segmented because the worm has segments in its body--tiny rings that divide it into separate parts!
What type of fish is this? EXPLAIN WHY.
What type of fish is this? EXPLAIN WHY.
Cartilaginous fish--most of the fish body is made up of cartilage--flexible tissue (except teeth)
The process that the body uses to stabilize its internal temperature is called
The process that the body uses to stabilize its internal temperature is called
homeostasis
What is the highest level of organization an animal can have?
What is the highest level of organization an animal can have?
Organ systems
What has systems of fluid filled tubes for obtaining food and oxygen?
What has systems of fluid filled tubes for obtaining food and oxygen?
Echinoderms
What kind of animal controls the internal heat it produces and regulates its own temperature?
What kind of animal controls the internal heat it produces and regulates its own temperature?
Endotherms
What are the three characteristics of reptiles?
What are the three characteristics of reptiles?
Lays eggs, scaly skin, ectothermic
What is the MAIN DIFFERENCE between the three mammal groups? EXPLAIN THOSE DIFFERENCES.
What is the MAIN DIFFERENCE between the three mammal groups? EXPLAIN THOSE DIFFERENCES.
Monotremes: eggs, Marsupials: pouch, Placental Mammal: inside placenta--DIFFERENT WAYS OF REPRODUCING and carrying babies.
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