Annelids
Arthropods
Amphibians and Reptiles
Birds and Mammals
Miscellaneous
100
Why must worms stay in moist places?
To breathe
100
What do we call the glands of a spider that secrete silk?
spinnerets
100
Which usually has external fertilization and which has internal fertilization: amphibians or reptiles?
Reptiles: internal Amphibians: external
100
What is an ornithologist?
Scientist who studies birds.
100
Are the circulatory systems of spiders open or closed?
Open
200
What advantage does a worm's segmented body provide?
increased mobility
200
What do we call it when arthropods shed their exoskeleton so that they can grow?
molting
200
Which continent does not have any reptile species?
Antarctica
200
What part of the digestive system in birds stores food before it can go to the gizzard and be ground up?
Crop
200
What is special about trilobites?
they are extinct
300
What part of the worm's body sends information to its brain or ganglia?
nerve cord
300
Something that sets spiders aside from other arthropods is how they breathe. What do we call the main respiratory organ of spiders.
book lungs
300
What do we call the tiny sacs that contain the air in the lungs and which are surrounded by capillaries?
alveoli
300
What is the syrinx used for in birds?
Singing
300
Which kind of arthropod has the most segments per body section: spider, centipede, scorpion, millipede, or insect?
millipede
400
What do we call the little bristles on the segments of worms that they use for gripping the dirt for mobility?
Setae
400
What kind of poisonous spider is easily identified by the violin shaped red mark on its cephalothorax?
Brown recluse
400
What is the main pumping chamber of a reptile or amphibian heart? (Or yours, for that matter.)
Ventricle
400
Mammals give birth to live young. What word describes this?
Viviparous
400
Fish use their gills and what other organ to balance salt and water within their bodies.
Kidneys
500
What part of the worm is used for filtering out waste?
nephridia
500
What do spiders use their chelicerae for?
They are fangs: they are used for biting prey
500
Describe what each of the following brain parts are used for: optic tectum, olfactory, and cerebellum.
Optic tectum: vision Olfactory: smell Cerebellum: Coordinating complex movements
500
Which major group of mammal reproduces by laying eggs and then feeding their babies by lactation, or producing milk?
Monotremes
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