Mar Fishes Quiz

All fishes (including sharks and rays) can be categorized into superclasses

• osteichthyes & chondrichthyes

• sarcopterygii & actinopterygii

• chordata & vertebrata

• vertebrata & invertebrata

All fish breathe through ________, but bony fish also have a(n) ________ that covers this structure.

• gills; operculum

• gills; oily liver

• mouths; gills

• gills; mouth

True or False: The shape of a fish is partially due to its lifestyle and habitat.

• True

• False

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Cartilaginous fishes control their buoyancy through a(n) _________, while bony fishes often control buoyancy with a(n) _________.

• oily liver; swim bladder

• swim bladder; oily liver

• dense bones; swim bladder

• oily liver; dense bones

Fish are cold-blooded, meaning

• they cannot control their body temperature, but their environment controls it.

• they can control their body temperature.

All fish have a(n) __________, which helps them navigate and hunt through changes in the water (pressure, speed, etc.).

• lateral line

• operculum

• swim bladder

• ampullae of Lorenzini

Sharks detect electromagnetic fields through

• ampullae of Lorenzini

• osmoregulation

• operculums

• nictitating membrane

Fishes osmoregulate to control the ratio of salts to water in their bodies. What is the major way saltwater fishes excrete salts?

• through urine concentrated in salts (more salts than water)

• by drinking saltwater

• by eating salts

• by pushing saltwater through their gills

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_________ were the first vertebrates to evolve.

• jawless fish

• jawed fishes

• bony fishes

• sharks

Ovoviviparity is a form of fish embryonic development where

• fertilized eggs hatch inside the mother but are born live

• fertilized eggs are deposited externally in an egg case

• the fish gives live birth