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100

Vertebrate have ___________; Invertebrates do not.

backbones

100

Marine organisms live in: 

Saltwater

100

Fishes & birds were created on which day of creation?

Fifth Day

100

What part of a feather is like Velcro?

BARBULES

100

Which animal is most streamlined-- cat, dolphin, chicken, or elephant ?

DOLPHIN

200

Define: Equilibrium 

Balance

200

True or False: A freshwater fish is constantly absorbing water into its body.

True

200

Diffusion pushes oxygen into the blood vessels of which part of the fish ?

The Gills

200

What does the preen gland do?

MAKES OIL

200

What is the purpose of down feathers?

Provides insulation for the bird

300

The process in which solutes move toward the solvent to balance is called ?

Diffusion

300

   Is the clam an  invertebrate  or  a vertebrate?

Invertebrate 

300

The octopus uses what method to move through the water? 

  1. water jetting
  2. jet propulsion
  3. jet streaming
  4. stream jetting

2. Jet Propulsion

300

The faster a wing is traveling through the air, the (greater) or (lesser) the lift.

GREATER

300

Name 2 design features in birds that allow them to fly

1. hollow bones

2. hollow feather shafts

3. streamlined

4. wings 

400

process in which solutes that can’t move pull water toward them is called?

Osmosis

400

When a fish wants to rise up to a shallow depth in the water, it:

  1. puts oxygen in its swim bladder
  2. takes oxygen out of its swim bladder
  3. expels some of the content of its stomach
  4. eats more 

1. puts oxygen in its swim bladder

400

What is the main job of the caudal fin on a fish? 

  1. steering
  2. keeping the fish nightside up in the water
  3. propelling the fish through the water
  4. slowing down

3. propelling the fish through the water

400

When a bird flaps its wings downwards, are they (spread out) or (pulled in close to the bird’s body)?

SPREAD OUT (it increases thrust)

400

True or False: When a large bird takes off, it usually faces into the wind.

TRUE

500

The barrier that lets some things cross over, but not others is called: 

Semi-Permeable Membrane

500

For what 2 purposes does a clam use its foot?

moving and digging

500

Some fish use the dorsal fin for protection, but all of them use it to: (choose one)

  1. steer
  2. keep the fish rightside up in the water
  3. propel the fish through the water
  4. slow down

2. keep the fish rightside up in the water

500

 True or False: When an airplane is flying, there is more air above the wing than there is below the wing.


FALSE

500

When a wing travels through the air, it generates lift. When a bird flaps its wings, it generates: ______________.

THRUST (Upward Push)