Diversity of animals
Quiz by Morris Agata
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
158 questions
Show answers
- Q1Which of the following animals is classified as a marsupial?GorillaKangarooElephantLion30s
- Q2What does the term 'amniote' refer to?a sensory organ that allows sharks to detect electromagnetic fields produced by living thingsa clade of animals that possesses an amniotic egg; includes reptiles (including birds) and mammalsanimals without a body cavitya type of symmetry in which there is only one plane of symmetry30s
- Q3What is the function of an amoebocyte in sponges?detecting electromagnetic fieldsswinging through treesdistribution of nutrients to other cells in the spongedistributing oxygen to other cells30s
- Q4Which group of animals does the clade 'Anthropoids' consist of?legless amphibiansray-finned fishesmonkeys, apes, and humansjawed fishes with paired fins and a skeleton made of cartilage30s
- Q5What is the definition of 'bilateral symmetry'?swinging through treesa type of symmetry in which there is only one plane of symmetry that creates two mirror-image sidesdetecting electromagnetic fields produced by living thingsanimals without a body cavity30s
- Q6What is the definition of 'body plan'?a fused head and thoraxa lined body cavity derived from mesodermal embryonic tissuethe shape and symmetry of an organismspecialized gills in mollusks30s
- Q7What is the function of the 'choanocyte' in sponges?distribution of nutrients to other cells in the spongedetecting electromagnetic fields produced by living thingscapture and digest food particlesswinging through trees30s
- Q8Which animals belong to the clade 'Chondrichthyes'?jawed fishes with paired fins and a skeleton made of cartilageanimals without a body cavitya clade of animals that possesses an amniotic egg; includes reptiles (including birds) and mammalsray-finned fishes30s
- Q9What is the definition of 'complete digestive system'?a sensory organ that allows sharks to detect electromagnetic fields produced by living thingsdistribution of nutrients to other cells in the spongea digestive system that opens at one end, the mouth, and exits at the other end, the anus, and through which food normally moves in one directiona type of symmetry in which there is only one plane of symmetry30s
- Q10What is the function of 'ctenidia' in mollusks?specialized gillsa fused head and thoraxa type of symmetry in which there is only one plane of symmetrya fused band of segments aiding in reproduction in some annelids30s
- Q11What is the definition of 'cutaneous respiration'?a clade of animals that possesses an amniotic egg; includes reptiles (including birds) and mammalsdistribution of nutrients to other cells in the spongegas exchange through the skina sensory organ that allows sharks to detect electromagnetic fields produced by living things30s
- Q12Which group of animals is the most diverse group of amphibians?FrogsToadsNewtsSalamanders30s
- Q13What process do caecilians rely on for reproduction?Asexual reproductionInternal fertilizationEgg-layingExternal fertilization30s
- Q14How do most species of caecilians give birth to their young?Nest-buildingEgg-layingBrood pouchLive birth30s
- Q15What are the defining characteristics of mammals?Hair and mammary glandsScales and feathersSpines and exoskeletonsAntennae and compound eyes30s