Adult Education Science
Fall 2010
Stacy Graham Teacher
Animals with Backbones
1.What is a chordate?
- What are two chordate features besides a notochord?
- An endoskeleton protects organs and gives the body___________.
- What structure do you think replaces the notochord in vertebrates?
- How would the body temperature of a fish change if the water temperature were to rise?
- What are the only two kinds of jawless fish called?
- What is the main characteristic of a cartilaginous fish?
- What are the three orders of the amphibians?
- What kind of skin do toads have?
- List four characteristics of amphibians.
- What is the development of the frog?
- Amphibians and insects undergo__________
- The eggs of frogs are surrounded by a __________.
- The larval stage in the development of a frog is a _________.
- How are reptiles adapted for life on land?
- What are some characteristics of reptiles?
- Which animals are members of the largest order of reptiles?
- Why are tuataras called living fossils?
- What is the difference between ectothermic and endothermic animal?
- What is the purpose of down feathers?
- Birds are the only animals with _________.
- What characteristic can you use to classify an animal as a bird?
- What are the characteristics of mammals?
- List three groups of mammals.
- The young spiny anteaters develop inside an __________.
- What characteristics are used to classify mammals into each of their groups?
27.Where do the embryos of most mammals develop?
- What is fertilization?
- Where do mammal embryos get their food supply?
- What is a reflex
- What are learned behaviors?
- What is imprinting?
- What is a conditioned response?
- Why is communication an important part of social behavior?
- What is society?
- What is scent marking?
Adult Education Science
Fall 2010
Stacy Graham Teacher
Animals Without Backbones
1.What are the two groups into which the animal kingdom is divided?
- What is an endoskeleton?
- What are three kinds of animals that are invertbrates?
- More than 95% of animals are __________.
- In what phylum are sponges classified?
- The rubbery material that makes up some spicules is called_________.
- Describe the shape of a sponge.
- Name 3 cnidarians.
- Ho do cnidarians get food?
- Which has a larger layer of jellylike material—a polyp or a medusa?
- Where do cnidarians live?
- What are three phyla of worms?
- What are the two organs that store and grind food up called.
- Planaria are a type of ____________.
- What is the mantle?
- What is a radula?
- What are the steps of filter feeding?
- How are the feeding methods of the three types of mullusks different?
- Name three echinodrms.
- What are tube feet?
- To what phylum do sea stars belong?
- What is regeneration?
- What are two organisms that can reproduce by regeneration?
- How is regeneration in a lobster different from regeneration in a sponge?
- What type of reproduction is regeneration?
- Name the three largest groups of anthropods.
- What is molting?
- What is an exoskeleton made of?
- What is the name of the largest animal phylum?
- What is the largest class of arthropods?
- What are three body parts of an insect?
- What are the openings to air tubes on a grasshopper called?
- Why do you think insects are the most common kind of animal?
- Define metamorphosis.
- Name the stages of complete metamorphosis in the correct order.
- Nymphs develop into adults by__________