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FISH TEST

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Countershading is a type of camouflage where

a)

the dark color is ventral; the lighter color is dorsal

b)

the dark and light colors are spread randomly

c)

the dark color is the only color

d)

the dark color is dorsal; the lighter color is ventral

2.

Fish belong to the phylum

a)

Vertebrata

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Eukarya

d)

Chordata

3.

A fish has _____ heart chambers.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Pelvic fins MAINLY help

a)

propel the fish forward

b)

turn and change position vertically

c)

protect the fish

d)

stabilize and keep fish from rolling

5.

The caudal fin of fish mainly

a)

propels the fish forward

b)

turns the fish

c)

balances the fish

d)

controls the up and down movements

6.

The function of the lateral line is to

a)

sense movements

b)

sense vibrations

c)

sense pressure differences

d)

all of these

7.

A backbone or spinal column is made up of smaller bones called

a)

chordates

b)

vertebrae

c)

hyphae

d)

amebae

8.
What is the function of gills in fish?
a)
absorbing carbon dioxide
b)
assisting in food digestion
c)
protecting a fish's lungs
d)
taking in dissolved oxygen
9.
How many groups of jawed fishes still exist today?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
10.
Chondrichthyes have skeletons made of
a)
chitin
b)
bone
c)
cartilage
d)
keratin
11.
What are the two groups of jawed fish that exist today?
a)
Acanthodians and placoderms
b)
Acanthodians and Agnatha
c)
Osteichtyes and placoderms
d)
Chondrichthyes  and Osteichthyes
12.
Cartilage makes up skeletons of fish in the class...
a)
Agnatha
b)
Osteichthyes
c)
Placodermi
d)
Chondrichthyes
13.
?
a)
Pygmy gar
b)
Needlefish
c)
Half beak
d)
White Cloud mountain minnow
14.
These fish are most common in fresh water
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
15.
What type of fish are lamprey's?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
16.
Where do fish take in oxygen?
a)
Lungs
b)
Gills
c)
Mouth
d)
Skin
17.
What structure do sharks use to detect electrical currents?
a)
Cuadal fins
b)
Rostral area
c)
Ampullae of Lorenzini
d)
Lateral line
18.
Which two groups of fish have paired appendages?
a)
Agnatha and Chondricthyes
b)
Agnatha and Osteichthyes
c)
Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes
19.
Which group of fish include sharks, rays and skates?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
20.
Which group of fish are the jawless fish?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondricthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
21.
Which group of fish includes trout, catfish and marlin?
a)
Agntatha
b)
Chondricthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
22.
Which group of fish do not have scales?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondricthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
23.
Which group of fish have swim bladders?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondricthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
24.
This fin is responsible for propulsion. 
a)
Dorsal
b)
Anal
c)
Pelvic
d)
Caudal
25.
This fin creates lift, allowing fish to move vertically. 
a)
Caudal
b)
Dorsal
c)
Pectoral
d)
Pelvic
26.
A scientist that studies fish is called this:
a)
Ostracodist
b)
Osteopelagic
c)
Ichthologist
d)
Anthropologist
27.
The flap of tissue covering a fish's gills:
a)
Operculum
b)
Caudal fin
c)
Dorsal fin
d)
Lateral line
28.
Which Phylum do the sharks, skates, rays and bony fish belong to?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Echinodiea
c)
Osteichthyes
d)
Chordate
29.
What species below has a laterally compressed body shape?
a)
Wrasse
b)
Tiger Shark
c)
Flounder
d)
Moray eel
30.
What is special about a shark's jaw?
a)
Their serrated teeth
b)
They can chew their prey
c)
They can move both mandibles
d)
They can sense movement
31.
What is one physical adaption of the fish species Tuna?
a)
Have gill slits for enhanced oxygen absorption
b)
Have Bucklers to propel body through eddies
c)
Lack pectoral fins for more streamline body composition
d)
Developed groves in tongue to channel water to gills
32.
External fertilization in fish is also called:
a)
spinning
b)
budding
c)
swimming
d)
spawning
33.
Since fish live underwater, they do not require oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which is not a group of fish?
a)
Jawless
b)
Cartilaginous 
c)
Bony
d)
Shelled
35.
Fish are...
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
36.
Which of the jawless fish is a parasite?
a)
hagfish 
b)
lamprey
c)
shark 
d)
perch 
37.
Fins on the top of the fish that keep the fish upright are ___
a)
dorsal 
b)
caudal 
c)
pelvic 
d)
pectoral 
38.
We saw in one of our videos a Mudskipper.  It was a very strange fish that uses its fins like legs on land and it has lungs.  It is considered a transitional species.  What does that mean?
a)
They are just cool creatures, it means nothing.
b)
It is evidence of the evolution of reptiles from fish.
c)
It is evidence of the evolution of fish from reptiles
d)
It is evidence of the evolution of amphibians from fish.
39.
Bony fish have around__________ species.
a)
4,200
b)
380,000
c)
26,000
d)
300
40.
?
a)
Guppy
b)
Molly
c)
Kribinsis
d)
Swordtail
41.
?
a)
Mako shark
b)
Spiny dogfish
c)
Thresher shark
d)
Tiger shark
42.
?
a)
Whale shark
b)
Greenland shark
c)
basking shark
d)
Great White shark
43.
?
a)
Lungfish
b)
Walking catfish
c)
Mudskipper
d)
Betta
44.
?
a)
Walking catfish
b)
African lung fish
c)
Mudskipper
45.
?
a)
Hagfish
b)
lamprey
c)
Electic eel
d)
American eel
46.
?
a)
Endlers livebearers
b)
Swordtail
c)
Fire goby
d)
Electric tetra
47.
?
a)
Ghost fish
b)
Deep sea shark
c)
x-ray tetra
d)
White cloud mountain minnow
48.
?
a)
Mandarin goby
b)
Guppy
c)
Endlers Livebearer
d)
Neon spikefish
49.

?

a)

Spotted mollies

b)

spotted freshwater stingrays

c)

flying saucer guppies

50.

?

a)

Greenland shark

b)

Great White

c)

Tiger shark

51.

? This fish nurses its young.

a)

Striped flounder

b)

Discus

c)

Striped catfish

52.

?

a)

Silver dollar

b)

Red eyed shark

c)

Bleeding heart tetra

53.

?

a)

Red trout

b)

Arwana

c)

Betta

54.

?

a)

Scat

b)

Leaf fish

c)

Hatchetfish

55.

?The shark that walks on land.

a)

Cat shark

b)

Tiger shark

c)

Epaulette shark

56.

? Lotta slime here......

a)

American eels

b)

Silver eels

c)

Hagfish

57.

?

a)

Flat head catfish

b)

Cory catfish

c)

X ray catfish

58.

?

a)

Glass catfish

b)

X ray tetra

c)

cave catfish

59.

?

a)

Fugu pufferfish

b)

flying crane sushi

c)

stork sushi

60.

?

a)

tiger shark

b)

thresher shark

c)

mako shark

61.

? The salt water fish you add to a new salt water tank first.

a)

Damselfish

b)

Blue spotted jawfish

62.

?

a)

Sunfish

b)

Bluegill

c)

Parrotfish

63.

?

a)

Jawfish

b)

Hagfish

c)

Lamprey

64.

?

a)

Molly

b)

Mosquitofish

c)

Guppy

65.

In our book The Meg, the main character is

a)

Jason Statham

b)

Maseao Tenaka

c)

Jonas Taylor

d)

Steve Alten

66.

This is OBVIOUSLY a_____________________. :)

a)

Greenland Shark

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Megladon

d)

Goblin shark

67.

?

a)

Megladon

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Basking Shark

d)

Whale Shark

68.

?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Mako Shark

c)

Whale Shark

d)

Megladon

69.

?

a)

A scene from the movie The Meg

b)

whale shark

c)

great white shark

d)

basking shark

70.

?

a)

Megladon

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Basking Shark

d)

Mako Shark

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