Biology Jeopardy – Animals

Nutrients & Circulation & Coordination &

Receptors Reproduction
Respiration Excretion Effectors

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Final Jeopardy
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 ____________ is the process of taking in food which
contains nutrients.
 a) expelling
 b) feeding
 c) respiration

 b) feeding
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In insects, the small openings found on the outside surface of their
bodies which branch out into the tracheae and tracheoles are called:
a) Air sacs
b) Spiracles
c) Nostrils
d) Bronchi

 b) Spiracles
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Which of the following organisms is classified as an invertebrate?
a) Bird
b) Earthworm
c) Human
d) Fish

 b) Earthworm
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A cow is an example of a _____________ and it has a specialized
stomach divided into ___________ compartments.
a) vertebrate; two
b) invertebrate; four
c) mammal; six
d) ruminant; four

 d) ruminant; four
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 Explain the digestion process in sponges, which
have no digestive system.

 Water and food enters through pores,

specialised cells trap food particles from the
water and digest them, and the water leaves the
animal.
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 In the circulatory system, circulating fluid
(blood) containing substances is pumped
throughout the body through tubes called
_____________.

 Blood vessels; vessels

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 In vertebrates, the excretory organ called the
___________ filters the blood, removes the
waste, and makes urine.

 kidney
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 Which type of circulatory system, in which the
circulating fluid never leaves the inside of the
vessels, is found in vertebrates (and in some
invertebrates such as annelids)?

 Closed circulatory system

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 How do simple animals such as sponges and
cnidarians eliminate waste?

 Through the surface of their bodies.

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 Explain the role of the excretory organ,
Malpighian tubules, in arthropods.

 The malpighian tubules filter the circulating

fluids, pick up waste, then either expel the
waste into the environment or pass it into the
digestive tract where it is eliminated.
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 Name one example of a stimulus.

 Noises, vibrations, smells, light, touch, heat,

cold, pain, etc.
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 These types of eyes are made up of thousands of
individual units or ommatidia, with all of the images
combining to give the organism a kind of “mosaic view”
of their world.

 Compound eyes
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 Mechanoreceptor organs detect vibrations in the air or
water, provide information about the position and
movement of the body, or detect pressure and allow the
sense of touch. Name one mechanoreceptor organ:

 Hearing organs: ears, balance organs, lateral

line, skin, etc.
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 What is the name of the chemoreceptor organ
found in arthropods which allows them to
perceive substances in the air, water or food?

 Antennae
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 Define either: 1) Photoreceptor organ, 2)
Mechanoreceptor organ, or 3) Chemoreceptor
organ and give one example.

 1) perceive light/enable sight (ex: eyes)

 2) perceive vibrations, balance, movement, or pressure/touch (ex:
ears, balance organs, lateral line in fish, skin)
 3) perceive substances in air, water, or food and enable smell and
taste (ex: tongue, nose, antennae)
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 _____________ are the basic cells or units of the `communications
network´ responsible for receiving signals, generating impulses, and
transmitting information.
a) Hormones
b) Neurons
c) Glands

 b) Neurons
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 The endocrine system contains endocrine
glands, which produce and release substances
into the blood. These substances are called
_____________.

 Hormones
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 In vertebrates, such as humans or birds,
muscles are attached to the ____________,
which allows the animal to move.

 Internal skeleton; bones

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 True or False? Correct if false:
In invertebrates with an exoskeleton such as
insects, muscles are attached to the bones
inside, causing them to move.

 False! “In invertebrates with an exoskeleton such as

insects, muscles are attached to the exoskeleton inside,
causing them to move.” (*remember muscles PULL on
different parts of the exoskeleton (legs, wings, etc.),
causing them to move.)
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 Define what “muscles” are and explain how they
function. Use one animal as an example.

 Muscles are tissues or organs with muscle fibers that contract and
generate movement. Examples:
 1) Invertebrate without exoskeleton (earthworm): muscles on outer
surface of body contract/change the shape of the body generating
movement.
 2) Invertebrates with an exoskeleton (insects): muscles attach to
inside of the exoskeleton; when they contract they pull on different
parts of exoskeleton, causing movement.
 3) Vertebrates (humans, birds, fish, frog): muscles attach to internal
skeleton/bones/cartilage and pull on the bones, causing movement.
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 This type of asexual reproduction can be seen in
some sponges and cnidarians such as the hydra,
in which small lumps grow on the surface of the
parent organism.

 Budding
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 In some types of worms, the parent body splits
into two parts, each of which grows into a new
individual. This kind of asexual reproduction is
called _______________.

 Fragmentation
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 Sex organs, or gonads (such as testes in males
or ovaries in females), produce __________,
which are required for sexual reproduction.

 Gametes; sex cells; hormones

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 __________ animals develop within the mother’s uterus, obtaining
nutrients through the placenta, which connects the embryo to its mother.
 a) Oviparous
 b) Viviparous
 c) Ovoviviparous

 b) Viviparous
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 Define sexual reproduction.

 Sexual reproduction is the most common form of

reproduction in animals and involves a male and
a female, each individual contributing one or
more sex cells/gametes.
 Final Jeopardy
 Animals are normally symmetrical and generally have
organs to carry out their vital functions. Name TWO
more characteristics of animals.

 Eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, reproduce

sexually (*except asexual reproduction such as budding
in sponges and cnidarians, and fragmentation in planaria
worms*), generally have the ability to move, and come
in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and structures.