Organs/Cells
Characteristics
Body Systems
Vertebrates
Wild Card
100
Which of the following is a group of the same type of cells?
TISSUES
100
What type of body plan do most animals share
bilateral symmetry
100
What is the type of asexual reproduction in which part of an organism develops into an identical new organism?
fragmentation
100
The skull, backbone, and limb bones are all part of a vertebrate's
What is the endoskeleton
100
which of the following structures does not provide support for invertebrate bodies? backbone, skin, tiny glassy structures, or exoskeleton
The back bone
200
All animals have what in common?
multicellular
200
In what way do most vertebrates reproduce?
What is sexually
200
which body system eliminates excess water and waste from cells?
What is the excretory system
200
What vertebrates are covered in both scales and mucous?
What is fish
200
Besides helping some birds fly, feathers...
help to maintain body temperature
300
What is likely to happen to an animal if one of its organ systems fails?
The animal will die
300
Name the three types of body plans (symmetry)
Radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, asymmetrical
300
Eyes are examples of what body part?
sense organ
300
Which part of the endoskeleton is most responsible for helping vertebrates move?
What is the limb bones
300
The skeltons of all embryos are made up of a flexible and strong connective tissue called...
What is cartilage
400
A group of organs that perform a specific function important to the survival of an animal is called a(n)
What is organ system
400
Which of the following does NOT make movement in animals possible? the contraction and relaxation of the brain, or the contraction and relaxation of the muscles
What is the contraction and relaxation of the brain
400
What system is made up of the heart, veins, arteries, and capillaries?
What is the circulatory system
400
Which is not a part of a vertebrate's endoskeleton? Skull, backbone, blood, limb bones
What is blood
400
How do scientists organize animals into groups? Based on... characteristics, evolutionary relationships, DNA, or all three
What is all three
500
What kind of cells are responsible for movement in animals?
What is muscle cells
500
Because they feed on other organisms to get energy, all animals are...
Consumers
500
What organ serves as the main control center for the body?
What is the brain
500
In vertebrates, the lungs or gills oxygenate blood, while the _______ pump(s) blood.
What is the heart
500
What is the hard covering that protects an arthropod?
What is exoskeleton