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Bio Revision Sheet

Grade 7
2nd Term

Name: ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Class: ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Q1: Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left:
_____1. The small bones that make up a backbone are called----------
a. vertebrae b. endoskeleton c. chordates

_____2. ---------- is a flexible rod that supports a chordate’s back.

a. endoskeleton b. notochord c. spinal cord

_____3. ----------- is an animal whose body does not produce much

internal heat.
a. exoskeleton. b. endoskeleton.

c. ectotherm. d. endotherm.

_____4. Birds and mammals are --------------

a. invertebrates b. endotherms c. exotherms

_____5. Fish generally have-----------------

a. sexual reproduction b. external fertilization

c. separate sexes d. all of the above

______6. Which class(es) of fish lack scales?

a. hagfish b. lampreys

c. bony fish d. two of the above

_____7. Cartilaginous fish such as sharks lack----------

a. a vertebral column b. jaws

c. a swim bladder d. fins

_____8. Most modern fish are----------

a. bony fish b. cartilaginous fish

c. hagfish d. lampreys

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____ 9. An animal whose body temperature changes depending on the
environment is called a(n)----------
a. ectotherm b. endotherm c. vertebrate d. invertebrate
____ 10. The three major groups of fish are distinguished from one
another by the types of __________________ they have.
a. fins b. scales c. eggs d. skeletons
____ 11. Gills and lungs enable __________________ to get into an
animal’s blood.
a. oxygen b. carbon dioxide c. urine d. water

_____12. An amphibian-----------------
a. lives on land its whole life. b. lives in water its whole life.

c. lives part of its life on land and part in water.

____ 13. Adult amphibians breathe using-------------

a. gills. b. larvae. c. lungs.

____ 14. Unlike most fish, sharks-----------------

a. have skeletons of hard bone. b. have a two-loop circulatory system.

c. cannot pump water over their gills. d. reproduce through external fertilization.

____ 15. All birds and mammals--------------

a. have teeth. b. lay eggs. c. are endotherms.

____ 16. All kinds of birds---------------

a. fly. b. lay eggs. c. make milk for their young.

____ 17. Birds usually sit on their eggs to------------

a. keep the eggs cool. b. keep the eggs warm. c. keep the eggs moist.

____ 18. Both a mammal’s fur and a bird’s feathers help the animals----
a. fly. b. keep warm. c. hatch eggs.

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____ 19. When a bird swallows food, it is stored in the--------------
a. crop. b. diaphragm. c. gizzard.

____ 20. All mammals feed their young with-----------

a. worms. b. milk. c. plants.

____ 21. Mammals breathe using------------------

a. gills. b. lungs. c. gizzards.

____22. All of the following mammals are marsupials except for---------

a. koalas b. echidnas c. opossums d. kangaroos

____23. Mammals that have a pouch are ----------------

a. monotremes. b. placental mammals. c. marsupials.

____ 24. The placenta--------------

a. carries food and oxygen to the embryo.

b. is an egg with a hard shell.

c. is a pouch that a baby grows in

_____25. Monotremes are mammals that-------------

a. have a pouch. b. have no backbone. c. lay eggs.

_____26. A gestation period is the length of time

a. a bird sits on its eggs. b. a baby marsupial spends in the pouch.

c. between birth and maturity. d. between fertilization and birth.

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Q2: If a statement is true, write true. If it is false, write false:
__________1. All animals in Phylum Chordata are vertebrates.
__________2. Fish have a circulatory system with a heart.
__________3. All mammals are invertebrates.
__________ 4. The young marsupials are more developed at birth than the
young placental mammals.
_________ 5. Contour feathers help a bird keep its balance during flight.
_________ 6. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs.
_________ 7. Most fish have external fertilization.
_________8. All mammals are invertebrates.
_________ 9. Young mammals usually stay with their mothers until they can
care for themselves.
_________ 10. Fish move using fins.
_________ 11. Adult salamanders have a tail.
_________ 12. Adult amphibians breathe using lungs.
_________ 13. Reptiles have thin moist skin.
_________14. A bony fish has a pocket on the side of its head that holds its
swim bladder.
_________15. The bodies of amphibian larvae and adults are the same.
_________16. Turtles use their sharp teeth to catch food.
_________17. The placenta is an organ through which some mammals
receive food and oxygen from their mothers during gestation.
__________18. Mammals are assisted in breathing by a large muscle
located under the lungs called the gizzard.

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Q3: Fill in the line to complete each statement:
1. The small bones that make up a backbone are -----------------

2. Jawless fish have a skeleton made up of-----------------------

3. A------------------- helps a bony fish stay at a certain depth in the water.

4. A frog in the larva stage is called a-----------------------------

5. ------------------feathers keep a bird warm.

6. Mammals that lay eggs are---------------------------

7. A large muscle called the---------------------------- helps mammals breathe.

8. Birds’ food is ground up in the------------------------.

9. Kangaroos are---------------------------------

10. The skeletons of lampreys and hagfishes are made of --------------------------.

11. ----------------------- are reptiles whose bodies are covered by a protective shell.

12. Birds can store food in an organ called a ________________________ before the
food goes to the stomach.

13. Mammals have a layer of insulating ----------------------------- beneath their skin

14. ----------------------- are blood-sucking fish that lack scales.

15. In mammals, sharply pointed teeth that are used to stab food and tear into it are
called ________________________.

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Q4: Complete each diagram, answer the following questions:

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