HM Unit 9 Pre-Quiz

Organisms in Class Chondrichthyes include _____ and _____

• Sharks, ray-finned fish

• Rays, ray-finned fish

• ray-finned fish, lampreys

• Sharks, rays

Organisms in class Reptilia share the characteristic of

• breathing with lungs at all stages of their life.

• having scales

• laying internally fertilized eggs

• all of the above.

Traits that make sharks and rays successful predators include

• a light cartilage skeleton

• backward-pointing denticles

• ampullae of Lorenzin

• lateral lines

• all of the above

All organisms in the phylum chordata have which of the following characteristics?

• notochord

• lungs

• scales

• dorsal nerve cord

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Most vertebrate organisms have what kind of symmetry?

• Asymmetry

• Radial

• Bilaterial

• Pentaradial

In which class would you find jawless fish?

• Agnatha

• Chondrichthyes

• Osteichthyes

• Reptilia

Which of the following are characteristics of sharks?

• cartilaginous skeletons

• jawless

• lack swim bladder

• leptiod scales

Which of the following features make sharks successful predators?

• a bony skeleton

• Ampullae of Lorenzini

• Lateral lines

• denticles

How do fish reproduce?

• externally

• internally

• asexually

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What organ is responsible for regulating buoyancy in a bony fish?

• swim bladder
• operculum
• lateral line
• dorsal fin