Life Science

Chapter 12: Introduction to Animals

Standardized Test Practice

1.
An animal that eats only plants or plant parts is a(n)
A)carnivore.
B)omnivore.
C)scavenger.
D)herbivore.
2.
An animal with a backbone is called a(n)
A)vertebrate.
B)ceolomate.
C)hermaphrodite.
D)invertebrate
3.
A tiger's stripes hide it in tall grass. This is an example of
A)behavior.
B)mimicry.
C)camouflage.
D)size as a defense.
4.
Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation that helps prey avoid predators?
A)a moose's large size
B)a porcupine's sharp quills
C)a skunk's bad-smelling spray
D)a turtle's hard outer shell
5.
Which of these is an example of mimicry?
A)a cameleon changes color depending on its surroundings
B)a peppered moth looks like the lichens on trees
C)a squid sprays a cloud of ink
D)a non-venomous snake looks like a venomous snake
6.
Which of these animals spends part of its life as a polyp and part as a medusa?
A)planarians
B)jellyfish
C)sponges
D)tapeworms
7.
Nematode is another name for which of the following groups of animals?
A)earthworms
B)roundworms
C)flatworms
D)tapeworms
8.
What does the diagram show?

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A)a stinging cell of a sea anemone
B)hooks of a tapeworm
C)the polyp of a jellyfish
D)the skeleton of a coral
9.
What kind of symmetry does the animal in the diagram have?

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A)asymmetry
B)no symmetry
C)radial symmetry
D)bilateral symmetry
10.
Which word best describes the animal in the diagram?

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A)hermaphrodite
B)invertebrate
C)medusa
D)vertebrate
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