Chapter 10 new cards Flashcards
What three systems work together to make an animal move about?
nervous system, skeletal system, muscular system
Which animal has a digestive system most similar to a human?
wolf
Which of these provides support and protection for many insects?
exoskeleton
.Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels where the blood and body cells exchange
capillaries
What are the two gases that animals exchange with their surroundings?
carbon dioxide
Why are some muscles attached to bones?
They move the bone to help move the body
Which animal has the simplest and least organized nervous system?
cnidarian
Budding is a form of
asexual reproduction
.An offspring that is the result of asexual reproduction
is genetically identical to its
After they are born, most mammals
are helpless for a long time
s it changes from tadpole to adult, a frog’s body undergoes a series of dramatic
metamorphosis
An adaptation that helps amphibians move from place to place in water is
moist skin
Which branch of science includes the study of plants, animals, and the human body?
life science
The joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell is called
fertilization
uppose that you close a window because you notice that rain is falling. Your action in closing the window is a(n)
response
.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
During incomplete metamorphosis, an egg develops into a(an) ____________________.
nymph
One difference between sharks and most fishes is that sharks have ____________________ fertilization.
Internal
When a muscle contracts, it returns to its original length.
False, relaxes
During internal fertilization, an embryo forms inside the female’s body
True
.A butterfly’s mouthparts are adapted to lapping up nectar.
False, sucking
The process in which cells use oxygen and digested food molecules to release energy is called diffusion.
False, respiration
Snakes move by contracting muscles connected to their ribs and backbone.
True
