WorksheetsFishes Characteristics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fish scales that are small and tooth-like; found on sharks and rays; reduce water drag
a)
placoid scales
b)
ctenoid scales
c)
cosmoid scales
d)
cycloid scales
2.
What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
3.
What fin is found at the posterior region of a fish and is responsible for moving the fish forward?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
4.
What fin is found on the back of a fish and is responsible for keeping the fish from rolling from side-to-side?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
5.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the ocean sunfish?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
6.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the electric eel?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
7.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the Boston flounder?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
8.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the mako shark?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
9.
What substance helps sharks maintain buoyancy?
a)
squalene
b)
liver
c)
swim bladder
d)
bile
10.
What structure helps bony fish maintain buoyancy?
a)
squalene
b)
liver
c)
swim bladder
d)
bile
11.
What organ in a shark's body makes squalene?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
brain
d)
gall bladder
12.
What organ in a fish's or shark's body is J-shaped with lots of folds for storing large quantities of food?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
brain
d)
gall bladder
13.
What organ in a shark's body is twisted internally and is responsible for digesting food and absorbing nutrients?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
spiral valve
d)
gall bladder
14.
Process of forming bone; bone formation
a)
ossification
b)
healing
c)
cartilaginous
d)
coagulation
15.
How do most sharks move water across their gills?
a)
they have to move continuously
b)
use their operculum and mouth to pump water across gills
c)
use their tongue to move water
d)
they don't have gills, they have a blow hole and breathe air into their lungs
16.
How do most fish move water across their gills?
a)
they have to move continuously
b)
use their operculum and mouth to pump water across gills
c)
use their tongue to move water
d)
they don't have gills, they have a blow hole and breathe air into their lungs
17.
What structure do all vertebrates have in common?
a)
all have vertebrae
b)
all have a cranium
c)
all have lungs
d)
all have a bone endoskeleton
18.
How many chambers does a fish's heart have?
a)
they have multiple hearts
b)
2 chambers
c)
3 chambers
d)
4 chambers
19.
Small pores on the rostrum and head of a shark; electroreceptors
a)
ampullae of Lorinzini
b)
olfactory lobe
c)
optic lobes
d)
lateral lines
20.
A line of pores running the length of a fish's body that help it sense nearby vibrations and movement
a)
ampullae of Lorinzini
b)
olfactory lobe
c)
optic lobes
d)
lateral lines
21.
Transparent, eyelid-like membrane that covers the eye of many animals
a)
nictitating membrane
b)
monocular vision
c)
ampullae of Lorinzini
d)
spiral valve
22.
A type of asexual reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into an embryo
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
23.
Young develop in eggs in the environment
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
24.
Young develop in the female's body attached to a yolk sac
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
25.
Young develop in the female's body nourished by the female's body
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
26.
Egg case of a shark or skate
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
mermaid's purse
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
27.
Fish that spend most of their lives in freshwater and return to the sea to spawn
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
28.
Fish that spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to freshwater to spawn
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
29.
Fish that spend their lives in the ocean/saltwater
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
30.
Fish that spend their lives in freshwater rivers, ponds, streams
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
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