5.

Which is not a characteristic of the

circulatory system of amphibians?
Name:
a. two-chambered heart
Classs: b. double loop system
c. undivided ventricle
Questions d. right atrium receives
1. What is the first thing a shark is deoxygenated blood from
able to sense when it is still a the body
great distance from its prey? 6. What is a shark’s skeleton
a. bioelectrical fields composed of?
b. chemicals in the water a. bone
c. vibrations in the water b. chitin
d. visual images of its prey c. cartilage
d. notochord
2. How does blood flow through a
fish’s body? 7. Which is not a characteristic of
birds?
a. heart → body → gills → a. ectotherm
heart b. light-weight bones
b. heart → gills → body → c. amniotic eggs
heart d. scales covering legs

c. heart → gills → heart → 8. Which term describes the way

body reptiles maintain their internal
temperature?
d. gills → heart → body →
gills
A. a. ectothermic
B. exothermic
3. How many heart chambers does C. homeodermic
an amphibian have? D. thermodermic
a. one atrium and one ventricle
b. two atria and two ventricles 9. Which correctly describes a bird’s
c. one atrium and two ventricles circulatory system?
d. two atria and one ventricle
e. A. a. two atria and one ventricle
4. What does a fish use to regulate
B. four chambered heart
buoyancy?
C. incomplete septum
A. cecum D. single loop system
B. gallbladder
10.What does a bird’s gizzard do?
C. float regulator a. absorb nutrients
b. crush food
D. swim bladder
c. store food
 d. secrete enzymes

11.What classification of mammals

reproduces by laying eggs?
a. marsupial
b. placental mammal
c. monotreme
d. therapsid

12.Name the term that refers to a

mammal’s ability to produce heat
internally.
a. endoderm
b. endothermy
c. ectoderm
d. ectothermy

13.Which mammals use their two

pairs of razor-sharp incisor teeth
to gnaw through wood, seed pods,
or shells to get food?
a. artiodactyls
b. insectivores
c. lagomorphs
d. rodents

14.How do ruminants benefit from

having bacteria in their stomachs?
a. They can be omnivorous.
b. They can digest meat.
c. They can filter urea.
d. They can process cellulose.

15.Wich fish is a parasite?

a. hagfish
b. lamprey
c. skate
d. coelacanth

A B
gill slits - paired
openings used for breathing
endotherm -vertebrates
with a constant body
temperature
endoskeleton -the
internal skeleton
estivation -inactivity in
summer
spawning -males swim
over the eggs and release
sperm
ectotherm -body
temperature changes with
environment
amphibian -ectothermic
land and water animal
swim bladder -structure
that allows a fish to go up or
down in the water
reptile-an ectothermic
animal with dry skin
tympanic membrane-
structures used by
frogs to hear
scales -hard, thin,
overlapping plates used for
protection
fins--- fan-like steering
structures in fish
biological indicators
species that are sensitive to
changes in the environment
hibernation---- inactivity
in winter
amniotic egg--- provides
a complete environment for
the embryo
adaptation-- makes an
organism better able to
survive its environment
cartilage tough, flexible
tissue
Vertebrae Bones that form
a spinal column or backbone
Exoskeleton Bones that are
on the outside of the body
Appendages Things that
stick out from the main part
of the body
Open Circulatory System
Blood is not always in
vessels
Agnatha The jawless fish
Closed Circulatory SYstem
Blood stays within the
heart and blood vessels
Four Poisonous Snakes In
North America
Rattlesnake, Coral,
Copperhead, Cottonmouth
(Water Moccasin)
Monotremes Mammals that
lay eggs
OsteichthyesBony Fish
Mammals Animals with
hair and mammary glands
Aves The name of the
group birds belong to
Chondrichthyes The
cartilaginous fish
Amnion Membrane that
holds the fluid in an egg or
mammalian placenta
--- Chorion Membrane
responsible for gas exchange
Allantois Egg membrane
that deals with getting rid of
waste products
Yolk Sac Egg membrane
that provides nourishment
Operculum The hard
covering over gills
Predators Animals that
hunt other animals
Prey -Animals that are
hunted by other animals
Lamprey is an example of
this group-- Agnatha
Sharks are examples of this
group--- ---
Chondrichthyes
Animals that breathe
through their skin and have
lungs------ Amphibians
Warm blooded animals that
have lightweight, hollow
bones--- Birds or Aves
Animals with leathery skin
that they cannot breathe
through---- ---Reptiles
Snakes that sense heat----
Pit Vipers
Group of vertebrates that is
well known for its
metamorphosis----- -----
Amphibians
Group that has hearts that
are almost 4 chambers
Reptiles
Lateral Line Pressure
gauges on fish
Marsupials The pouched
mammals
Placentals Mammals that
develop their young
internally in the placenta
Echolocation Use of sound
waves to determine
locations of items such as
prey
Animals that eat meat only
Carnivore
Animals that eat plants only
Herbivore
Animals that eat meat &
Plants Omnivore
Nocturnal Term that
describes animals that
function mostly at night
Diurnal Animals that
are out during the daytime
mostly
Prehensile Tails that can
hang onto things, like
branches
PETA People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals
Animal Welfare Act
Regulates use of
animals for testing
Zoology The study of
animals
Ornithology The study of
birds
Icthyology The study of
fish
Herpetology The study of
reptiles and amphibians
Mammology The study of
mammals
Botany The study of
plants
Gila Monster The only
poisonous lizard in the world
 B. wolves, foxes,
bears, big cats
C. whales and
dolphins
D. horses, rhinos,
zebras, tapirs
E. pigs, hippos,
camels, deer

Mammals are
A. ectothermic
B. endothermic
C. both of these
Choose the word that D. neither of
describes something that these
relates to the ocean or sea.
A. Saline Mammals have a
B. Marine A. 1 chambered
C. Aqua heart
D. Fish B. 2 chambered
E. Wet heart
C. 3 chambered
Monotremes are heart
different than other D. 4 chambered
mammals because they heart
A. are viviparous E. no hearts
B. are oviparous
C. are A period of winter
ovoviviparous inactivity in which the
D. have pouches hypothalamus of the brain
slows the metabolic, heart,
Horses, rabbits, and and respiratory rates is
many rodents have an called
enlarged _______ that aids in A. hibernation
cellulose digestion. B. winter sleep
A. diaphragm C. dormancy
B. kidney D. spring sleep
C. cecum
D. placenta A condition in which
E. cerebral cortex mammals retreat to burrows
under the snow and become
The order Carnivora includes less active but are still
A. bats relatively alert and easily
aroused is called
 A. hibernation
B. winter sleep
C. dormancy
D. burrowing

In most mammals, the hair

coat is called a
A. placenta
B. pelage
C. cerebral cortex
D. ossicle
E. diaphragm

Both birds and reptiles have

a small opening for
reproduction and excretion
called the
A. cloaca
B. furcula
C. syrinx
D. alula