Ectotherms, Endotherms, Vertebrates, Invertebrates

What is the scientific word for animals that have a changing body temperature?

• warmtherm

• ectotherm

• exotherm

• endotherm

What is the scientific word for animals that have a constant body temperature?

• warmtherm

• ectotherm

• exotherm

• endotherm

Which part of the Linnaean Taxonomy do we use to determine the scientific name of an animal?

• Kingdom and phylum

• Genus and species

• Class and species

• Family and class

What does invertebrate mean?

• Animals without a backbone

• Animals that change their form

• Animals with a backbone

• Animals that lay eggs

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

Invertebrates have

• an external skeleton

• an exoskeleton

• no skeleton at all

• all of the above

There are six (6) phyla of invertebrates including which of the following?

• reptiles, fish and mammals

• birds, worms and echinoderms

• arthropods, molluscs and cnidarians

• amphibians, sponges and molluscs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The hard outer covering of an arthropod is called a(n)?

• Skeleton

• Exoskeleton

• Skin

• Surface

This group has paired, jointed legs, a segmented body and an exoskeleton:

• Worms

• Molluscs

• Sponges

• Arthropods

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and in water. What am I?

• Mollusc

• Arthropod

• Echinoderm

• Cnidarian