7th Grade Science Student ebook

15.3 VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

CHAPTER 15: ANIMALS

15.3 Section Review

1. What are the similarities between a sea squirt and a fish? What
   are the differences?


2. Name the main function of each organ system.

a. respiratory

b. excretory

c. integumentary

d. circulatory

3. Name one organ from each system in question 2.


4. List the four types of tissues that make up vertebrate organs
   and explain their functions.


5. Name the three types of muscle tissue and where each is found
   in the body.


6. Tell whether each organism is an ectotherm or an endotherm.

a. cat

b. frog

c. turtle

d. swan

7. Match the organisms to their place on the cladogram in
   Figure 15.27. Explain your reasoning for each.


8. Name the function of each structure of the mammalian eye.
   a. lens
   b. cornea
   c. sclera
   d. pupil
   e. retina

Figure 15.27: Use the diagram

above to answer question 7.