Body Parts
What are spiracles?
Openings found on the side of many insects that assist in respiration.
What is the fluid that is like blood found in animals with open circulatory systems known as?
Hemolymph
True or False: Skeletal muscles push and pull on the skeleton.
False
Can insects be a good source of nutrition?
Yes
Move locations
What tube branches out throughout the respiratory system?
Tracheae
Which system is used for transporting gases and nutrients throughout the animals body?
Circulatory System
What band holds bones together?
Ligament
Which animal has the ability to break down wood?
Termite
What is an animal that only eats plants called? What is an animal that only eats meat called?
Herbivore, Carnivore
What vessels connect arteries and veins to each other?
Capillaries
What is mechanical digestion?
When certain structures (teeth, stomach) crush food into smaller bits.
Which supports more weight: An endoskeleton or an exoskeleton?
Endoskeleton
What vertebrate can breathe through the skin?
Amphibian
When an animal has restricted ability to respond to its environment, what type of nervous system does it have?
Nerve Net
What organ in the digestive system helps absorb nutrients?
Intestine
What kind of digestive system would an animal have if it ate and expelled waste from the same opening?
Incomplete Digestive System
What is a sessile organism? Give an example.
An animal that cannot move location. Sponges
How does a sponge get energy and food?
Brings water into its pores and filters out the nutrient particles it needs.
What is a hydrostatic skeleton and give an example of an animal with one.
No bone structure. Rather fluid presses against the muscular bands in order to help the animal maintain shape. Jellyfish
What muscle helps animals pull air into their lungs?
Diaphragm
What is the order in which a nerve impulse is sent?
Brain, spinal cord, nerve, muscle
What type of skeletal system also contains important minerals for the body?
Endoskeleton
Which type of animals have 2 chambered hearts?
Fish
What are the structures that allow more surface area on gills called?
Filaments