Chapter 10 Flashcards
Animal Life Processes
Which of these provides support and protection for many insects?
d. exoskeleton
What are the two gases that animals exchange with their surroundings?
d. carbon dioxide and oxygen
Suppose that you close a window because you notice that rain is falling. Your action in closing the window is
d. response.
Why are some muscles attached to bones?
b. They move the bone to help move the body.
Which animal has the simplest and least organized nervous system?
a. cnidarian
What three systems work together to make an animal move about?
b. nervous system, skeletal system, muscular system
An adaptation that helps amphibians move from place to place in water is
c. webbed feet.
Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels where the blood and body cells exchange substances are called
c. capillaries.
Which animal has a digestive system most similar to a human?
d. wolf
An offspring that is the result of asexual reproduction
d. is genetically identical to its parent.
The joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell is called
d. fertilization.
Budding is a form of
c. asexual reproduction.
As it changes from tadpole to adult, a frog’s body undergoes a series of dramatic changes. Hind legs develop and the tail disappears. This process is called
d. metamorphosis.
After they are born, most mammals
d. reproduce asexually.
Which branch of science includes the study of plants, animals, and the human
b. life science
The traffic light turns green, and the driver steps on the gas pedal to make the car move forward. The green traffic light acted as a(n) ____________________ that caused a response in the driver.
stimulus
The more complex an animal’s nervous system is, the more _____________ its sense organs are.
specialized
Yeast cells undergo a form of asexual reproduction called ____________________.
budding
One difference between sharks and most fishes is that sharks have ____________________ fertilization.
internal
During incomplete metamorphosis, an egg develops into a(an) __________________
nymph
____________ 21. A butterfly’s mouthparts are adapted to lapping up nectar.
false, sucking
____________ 22. When a muscle contracts, it returns to its original length.
false, relaxes
____________ 23. During internal fertilization, an embryo forms inside the female’s body.
True
____________ 24. Snakes move by contracting muscles connected to their ribs and backbone.
True
____________ 25. The process in which cells use oxygen and digested food molecules to release energy is called diffusion
False resperation
How does the nervous system of a fish help it move?
the nervous system recives a signal from the environment
it process signals & messages the muscles to move
How does the nervous system of a fish help it move?
the structure labels C are fins which help fish swim & stay
upright in water
. Identify animal C, and describe how it gets food.
C is a sponge. It filters food particles from the water that
pauses through its body
