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Bio Revision Sheet

Grade 7

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Q1: Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left:
_A____1. The small bones that make up a backbone are called----------
a. vertebrae b. endoskeleton c. chordates

__B___2. ---------- is a flexible rod that supports a chordate’s back

a. endoskeleton b. notochord c. spinal cord

__C__3. ----------- is an animal whose body does not produce much

internal heat.
a. exoskeleton. b. endoskeleton.

c. ectotherm. d. endotherm.

__B___4. Birds and mammals are --------------

a. invertebrates b. endotherms c. ectotherms

__D___5. Fish generally have-----------------

a. sexual reproduction b. external fertilization

c. separate sexes d. all of the above

_D_____6. Which class(es) of fish lack scales?

a. hagfish b. lampreys

c. bony fish d. two of the above

_C____7. Cartilaginous fish such as sharks lack----------

a. a vertebral column b. jaws

c. a swim bladder d. fins

__A___8. Most modern fish are----------

a. bony fish b. cartilaginous fish

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

__C___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.

_C___ 13. Adult amphibians breathe using-------------

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

_C___ 14. Unlike most fishes, 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.

__C__ 15. All birds and mammals--------------

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

__B__ 16. All kinds of birds---------------

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

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

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

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

_A___ 19. When a bird swallows food, it is stored in the--------------

a. crop. b. diaphragm. c. gizzard.

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

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

_B___ 21. Mammals breathe using------------------

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

_B___22. All of the following mammals are marsupials except for-------

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

_C___23. Mammals that have a pouch are ----------------

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

_A___ 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

__C___25. Monotremes are mammals that-------------

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

__D___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:
___F_______1. All animals in Phylum Chordata are vertebrates.
___T_______2. Fish have a circulatory system with a heart.
____F______3. All mammals are invertebrates.
____F______ 4. The young of marsupials are more developed at birth than
the young of placental mammals.
___T______ 5. Contour feathers help a bird keep its balance during flight.
____T_____ 6. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs.
____T_____ 7. Most fishes have external fertilization.
____F_____8. All mammals are invertebrates.
____T_____ 9. Young mammals usually stay with their mothers until they
can care for themselves.
____T_____ 10. Fishes move using fins.
____T_____ 11. Adult salamanders have a tail.
____T_____ 12. Adult amphibians breathe using lungs.
_____F____ 13. Reptiles have thin moist skin.
___F______14. A bony fish has a pocket on the side of its head that holds
its swim bladder.
__F_______15. The bodies of amphibian larvae and adults are the same.
___F______16. Turtles use their sharp teeth to catch food.
___T______17. The placenta is an organ through which some mammals
receive food and oxygen from their mothers during gestation.
____F______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 vertebrae

2. Jawless fishes have a skeleton made up of cartilage

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

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

5. down feathers keep a bird warm.

6. Mammals that lay eggs are monotremes

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

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

9. Kangaroos are marsupial

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

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

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

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

14. Lamprey 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 canines.

Q4: Complete each diagram, answer the questions following:

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