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Fishes Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

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.
Fish that spend their lives in freshwater rivers, ponds, streams
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
6.
Fish that spend their lives in the ocean/saltwater
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
7.
Fish that spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to freshwater to spawn
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
8.
Fish that spend most of their lives in freshwater and return to the sea to spawn
a)
catadromous
b)
anadromous
c)
freshwater
d)
marine
9.

Egg case of a shark or skate

a)

parthenogenesis

b)

mermaid's purse

c)

ovoviviparous

d)

viviparous

10.
Young develop in the female's body nourished by the female's body
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
11.
Young develop in the female's body attached to a yolk sac
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
12.
Young develop in eggs in the environment
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
13.
A type of asexual reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into an embryo
a)
parthenogenesis
b)
oviparous
c)
ovoviviparous
d)
viviparous
14.
Transparent, eyelid-like membrane that covers the eye of many animals
a)
nictitating membrane
b)
monocular vision
c)
ampullae of Lorinzini
d)
spiral valve
15.
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
16.
Small pores on the rostrum and head of a shark; electroreceptors
a)
ampullae of Lorinzini
b)
olfactory lobe
c)
optic lobes
d)
lateral lines
17.
How many chambers does a fish's heart have?
a)
they have multiple hearts
b)
2 chambers
c)
3 chambers
d)
4 chambers
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Process of forming bone; bone formation
a)
ossification
b)
healing
c)
cartilaginous
d)
coagulation
22.
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
23.
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
24.
What organ in a shark's body makes squalene?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
brain
d)
gall bladder
25.
What structure helps bony fish maintain buoyancy?
a)
squalene
b)
liver
c)
swim bladder
d)
bile
26.

What helps sharks maintain buoyancy?

a)

squalene

b)

stomach

c)

swim bladder

d)

bile

27.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the mako shark?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
28.

Which of the following fish shapes best describes the Boston flounder?

a)

depressed

b)

compressed

c)

eel-like

d)

fusiform

29.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the electric eel?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
30.
Which of the following fish shapes best describes the ocean sunfish?
a)
depressed
b)
compressed
c)
eel-like
d)
fusiform
31.

Cartilaginous fishes that have long, eel-like bodies, no scales, no appendages, and no jawless

a)

Superclass Agnatha

b)

Class Osteichthyes

c)

Class Chondrichthyes

d)

Superclass Gnathostomata

32.

Jawless fish that lack vertebrae, have two rows of teeth on their tongue; scavengers; produce huge amounts of slime

a)

hagfish

b)

lampreys

c)

guitarfish

d)

sunfish

33.

Jawless fish that have a circular mouth that is continuously open; many are parasitic; some migrate to freshwater to reproduce

a)

hagfish

b)

lampreys

c)

guitarfish

d)

sunfish

34.

Cartilaginous fishes that include sharks, skates, and rays

a)

Superclass Agnatha

b)

Class Osteichthyes

c)

Class Chondrichthyes

d)

Superclass Gnathostomata

35.

Bony fishes that include perch, trout, catfish, salmon, seahorses

a)

Superclass Agnatha

b)

Class Osteichthyes

c)

Class Chondrichthyes

d)

Superclass Gnathostomata

36.

"Ground sharks"; most are bottom dwellers; includes bull, blue, milk, tiger, and hammerhead sharks

a)

Order Carcharhiniformes

b)

Order Laminiformes

c)

Order Squaliformes

d)

Order Orectolobiformes

37.

"Mackeral" sharks; great white, mako, goblin, megamouth, sand tiger shark; no nictitating membrane; many are dangerous to people

a)

Order Carcharhiniformes

b)

Order Laminiformes

c)

Order Squaliformes

d)

Order Orectolobiformes

38.

Include whale sharks, wobbegongs, nurse, bamboo, zebra sharks; small mouth in front of eyes, many have barbels

a)

Order Carcharhiniformes

b)

Order Laminiformes

c)

Order Squaliformes

d)

Order Orectolobiformes

39.

Cartilaginous fishes that are flattened dorsoventrally with enlarged pectoral fins that are typically fused to the head; includes sting rays, manta rays, sawfish, guitarfish

a)

batoids

b)

mackeral sharks

c)

ground sharks

d)

chondrosteans

40.

These fish have a mostly cartilaginous skeleton that turns into bone as they get older; include sturgeon and paddlefish

a)

chondrosteans

b)

gars

c)

teleosts

d)

lungfish

41.

Fish with very long, thin bodies and long, thin mouths with lots of teeth; can gulp air to fill their swim bladder and use the swim bladder as a lung

a)

chondrosteans

b)

gars

c)

teleosts

d)

lungfish

42.

Considered "modern" bony fish, these fish are fish most familiar to us; include catfish, trout, swordfish, salmon

a)

chondrosteans

b)

gars

c)

teleosts

d)

lungfish

43.

Fish that have fins on lobe-like stalks that extend outward from the body; most have two lungs and can breathe air

a)

chondrosteans

b)

gars

c)

teleosts

d)

lungfish

44.

An example of a shark that is carnivorous before birth

a)

sand tiger shark

b)

whale shark

c)

basking shark

d)

great white shark

45.

Largest of all sharks, this giant is a filter feeder, eating mostly plankton and small fish

a)

sand tiger shark

b)

whale shark

c)

basking shark

d)

great white shark

46.

Largest predatory shark; these sharks are ferocious hunters and can be dangerous to humans

a)

sand tiger shark

b)

whale shark

c)

basking shark

d)

great white shark

47.

The type of shark that is dissected in many zoology classes

a)

spiny dogfish shark

b)

cookie cutter shark

c)

great white shark

d)

whale shark

48.

This shark is named for the circular wounds it leaves in its victims' flesh

a)

spiny dogfish shark

b)

cookie cutter shark

c)

great white shark

d)

whale shark

49.

The scales of this fish were once used to cover plows and to make arrowheads

a)

gars

b)

sturgeon

c)

paddlefish

d)

stingrays

50.

These fish are prized for their eggs; these eggs are eaten as a delicacy

a)

paddlefish

b)

gars

c)

lungfish

d)

sturgeon

51.

What structure is represented by letter L?

a)

2nd dorsal fin

b)

spine

c)

tail

d)

1st dorsal fin

52.

What structure is represented by letter K?

a)

2nd dorsal fin

b)

spine

c)

tail

d)

1st dorsal fin

53.

What structure is represented by letter N?

a)

2nd dorsal fin

b)

spine

c)

tail

d)

1st dorsal fin

54.

What structure is represented by letter M?

a)

2nd dorsal fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

caudal fin

d)

1st dorsal fin

55.

What structure is represented by letter O?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

caudal fin

d)

1st dorsal fin

56.

What structure is represented by letter J?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

caudal fin

d)

1st dorsal fin

57.

What structure is represented by letter E?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

caudal fin

d)

1st dorsal fin

58.

What structure is represented by letter G?

a)

eye

b)

spiracle

c)

nostril

d)

ampullae of Lorenzini

59.

What structure is represented by letter F?

a)

eye

b)

spiracle

c)

nostril

d)

ampullae of Lorenzini

60.

What structure is represented by letter B?

a)

nostril

b)

spine

c)

mouth

d)

spiracle

61.

What structure is represented by letter F?

a)

nostril

b)

spine

c)

1st dorsal fin

d)

2nd dorsal fin

62.

What structure is represented by letter G?

a)

nostril

b)

spine

c)

1st dorsal fin

d)

2nd dorsal fin

63.

What structure is represented by letter H?

a)

nostril

b)

spine

c)

1st dorsal fin

d)

2nd dorsal fin

64.

What structure is represented by letter E?

a)

rostrum

b)

spiracle

c)

lateral line

d)

gill slits

65.

What structure is represented by letter C?

a)

rostrum

b)

spiracle

c)

lateral line

d)

gill slits

66.

What structure is represented by letter A?

a)

rostrum

b)

spiracle

c)

lateral line

d)

gill slits

67.

What structure is represented by letter J?

a)

rostrum

b)

spiracle

c)

lateral line

d)

gill slits

68.

What structure is represented by letter L?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

clasper

d)

caudal fin

69.

What structure is represented by letter M?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

clasper

d)

caudal fin

70.

What structure is represented by letter K?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

clasper

d)

caudal fin

71.

What structure is represented by letter I?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

clasper

d)

caudal fin

72.

What structure is represented by letter B?

a)

bile duct

b)

spiral valve

c)

spleen

d)

rectum

73.

What structure is represented by letter E?

a)

bile duct

b)

spiral valve

c)

spleen

d)

rectum

74.

What structure is represented by letter I?

a)

bile duct

b)

spiral valve

c)

spleen

d)

rectum

75.

What structure is represented by letter J?

a)

bile duct

b)

spiral valve

c)

spleen

d)

rectum

76.

What structure is represented by letter G?

a)

gall bladder

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

stomach

77.

What structure is represented by letters C and H?

a)

gall bladder

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

stomach

78.

What structure is represented by letter D?

a)

gall bladder

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

stomach

79.

What structure is represented by letter A?

a)

gall bladder

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

stomach

80.

This structure of the brain processes information from the eyes (letter H)?

a)

optic lobe

b)

optic nerve

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

81.

Which of the following transfers information from the eyes to the brain (letter G)?

a)

cerebrum

b)

optic nerve

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

82.

What structure is letter B?

a)

cerebrum

b)

optic nerve

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

83.

What structure is letter C?

a)

olfactory lobe

b)

optic nerve

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

84.

What structure is letter F?

a)

olfactory lobe

b)

optic nerve

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

85.

What structure is letter J pointing to?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

operculum

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal fin

86.

What structure is letter L pointing to?

a)

ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

lateral line

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal fin

87.

What structure is letter F pointing to?

a)

eye

b)

operculum

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal peduncle

88.

What structure is letter G pointing to?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

dorsal fin

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal fin

89.

What structure is letter M pointing to?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

operculum

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal fin

90.

What structure is letter I pointing to?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

operculum

c)

pelvic fin

d)

caudal fin

91.

Letter F represents the male reproductive organs of the shark

a)

claspers

b)

cloaca

c)

testes

d)

sperm sac

92.

Letter E is part of the excretory system

a)

kidney

b)

ovary

c)

testes

d)

sperm sac

93.

Letter B is responsible for creating the yolk sac and outer covering of a shark's mermaid's purse.

a)

embryo

b)

cloaca

c)

left ovary

d)

shell gland

94.

Letter I is a shared opening for digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems?

a)

embryo

b)

cloaca

c)

left ovary

d)

shell gland

95.

What structure is letter D pointing to inside the female shark?

a)

embryo

b)

cloaca

c)

left ovary

d)

shell gland

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