Lesson 1: Introduction to Animals

Question 1

Largest most diverse ‘kingdom’ of life on earth

Answer 1

Animals

Question 2

5 Major Groups of Animal Kingdom

Answer 2

Bacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plants
Animals

Question 3

Two major groups of animals

Answer 3

Vertebrates
Invertebrates

Question 4

Even in terms of total numbers of individuals, animals are second only to ________.

Answer 4

bacteria

Question 5

Longest animal in existence

Answer 5

nemertean
(ribbon worm to siya)

Question 6

Tallest living animal

Answer 6

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Question 7

Most massive animal

Answer 7

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Question 8

Largest blue whale on record is a __________.

Answer 8

female

Question 9

Largest of all reptiles

Answer 9

Seismosaurus hallorum
(Earth-shaking lizard)

Question 10

Largest animal ever to have walked on land.

Answer 10

Argentinosaurus

Sauropod dinosaur

Question 11

Largest land animal today

Answer 11

Male Savannah Elephants

Question 12

Largest land mammal ever was _______.

Answer 12

Baluchitherium

Question 13

Longest confirmed lived animal

Answer 13

The ocean quahog

Arctica islandica

Question 14

All animals are ____________ organisms; the __________ is the basic unit of life.

Answer 14

multicellular
cell

Question 15

An organism can consist of one or more cells.

_________: solitary cell
_________: many cells

Answer 15

unicellular
multicellular

Question 16

Most animal are motile, which means?

Answer 16

motile

they move around

Question 17

only few animals are sessile, which means?

Answer 17

they don’t move around

Question 18

Organisms that must eat organic molecules and then break them down for energy

Answer 18

Heterotrophs

Question 19

Chemicals that are essential to keep the organism alive

Answer 19

nutrients

Question 20

nutrients may be used as ________, or as an __________

Answer 20

building blocks
energy source

Question 21

Nutrients are used as building blocks to make _______, _______, ________, _______.

Answer 21

CTSB

Cell
Tissue
Skeleton
Blood

Question 22

Organisms also need an energy source to ____________ everything that an organism does.

Answer 22

power

Question 23

Organisms that extract energy from sunlight or some other source to make organic molecules

Answer 23

Autotrophs

Question 24

Most animals produce energy by ____________, which means?

Answer 24

Aerobic respiration

they need oxygen

Question 25

Producing energy without the use of O2 is called _______.

Answer 25

Anaerobic respiration

Question 26

Most animals store energy as ________ or _________.

Answer 26

Fats or oils

Question 27

Most efficient way to store energy for active animals

Answer 27

Fats or Oils

Question 28

Animals mostly reproduce both _________ and __________.

Answer 28

Sexually and Asexually

Question 29

This kind of reproduction results to offsprings with exact copies or clones.

Answer 29

Asexual

Question 30

A kind of reproduction where offsprings are a result unique combination of traits.

And involves a specialized sex cells: _______ and _______

Answer 30

Sexual

sperm and egg

Question 31

What exactly is an animal?
(Give me 5)

Answer 31

1. All animals are multicellular organisms
2. Most animals have true tissues, organs, and organ systems.
3. Most animals store extra energy as fats or oils.
4. Most reproduce both sexually or asexually.
5. Most animals have a head with distinct sense organs and some kind of brain.

Question 32

Life cycle of frog

Answer 32

embryo > larva > adult

Question 33

Life cycle of human

Answer 33

Embryo > fetus > juvenile > adult

Question 34

Life cycle of butterfly

Answer 34

embryo > caterpillar(larva) > pupa > adult

Question 35

Life cycle of fly

Answer 35

embryo > maggot(larva) > pupa > adult

Question 36

Life cycle of clam

Answer 36

embryo > larva (glochidium) > adult

Question 37

All organisms pass through a characteristic ________

Answer 37

life cycle

Question 38

Most animals have outgrowths, processes, or appendages for _____________ (collecting food/for movement), such as

Answer 38

sensory functions

antennae
fins
legs
wings
tentacles

Question 39

The life cycle often involves __________ of one free living form into another.

Answer 39

metamorphosis

Question 40

An important tool for animal survival

Answer 40

Behavior

Question 41

Behavior plays a major role in ________, ________, __________, and _________.

Answer 41

food gathering
social interactions
mating
care of young

Question 42

All behavior has a genetic basis, the ___________.

Which means behavior can be ________, __________, and ________.

Answer 42

Darwinian Evolution

predictable
programmed
adaptive (reproduction advantage)

Question 43

2 Types of Behavior

Answer 43

Instinctive or Learned

Question 44

Instinctive behavior involves

Answer 44

taxes
reflexes
fixed action patterns
mimicry, camouflage

Question 45

Learned behavior involves _____, _____, ____.

If social: ______, ______, etc.

Answer 45

imprinting
habituation
conditioning

if social:

courtship
reproductive
family
group

Question 46

Most basic type of behavior

Answer 46

stimulus > response

Question 47

__________ can be perceived by sensory organ or cell.

May be _______ or ________

Answer 47

Stimulus (stimuli)

internal or external

Question 48

__________ behavior response to single stimulus by ________ organism.

Answer 48

Taxes

motile

Question 49

__________ a behavior that is more complex but unlearned, unmodifiable response in organisms.

Answer 49

Reflexes

Question 50

A behavior from simple to very complex.

These can be _________ or ________.

Answer 50

Learned behavior

learned or innate

Question 51

Most unique chemicals produced by animals are a huge variety of _________.

Answer 51

venoms

Question 52

What do you call when the most useful traits of animals are selected for and passed on, while harmful traits are eliminated.

Answer 52

Evolution by natural selection