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Biology of Fishes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these species listed below is NOT a cartilaginous fish?

a)

bull shark

b)

goldfish

c)

lamprey

d)

shovel-nosed ray

2.

Which of these species listed below is NOT a bony fish?

a)

bull shark

b)

goldfish

c)

salmon

d)

garibaldi

3.

Which is the correct path that food takes in fish digestion?

a)

esophagus, pharynx, stomach

b)

stomach, esophagus, pharynx

c)

pharynx, esophagus, stomach

4.

The fish stomach is usually ____-shaped.

a)

L

b)

Y

c)

J

d)

S

5.

What is the purpose of a spiral valve in the intestines of cartilaginous fish?

a)

decrease surface area

b)

increase surface area

c)

change the shape

d)

speed up digestion

6.

Fish hearts have _____ chambers

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

7.

Which path below is the correct path of deoxygenated blood in a fish circulatory system?

a)

body, 2nd chamber, gills, 1st chamber

b)

gills, 1st chamber, 2nd chamber, body

c)

body, 1st chamber, gills, 2nd chamber

d)

body, 1st chamber, 2nd chamber, gills

8.

The first pair of gill slits in cartilaginous fish are called _______.

a)

spiral valve

b)

cuticles

c)

spiracles

d)

pyloric caeca

9.

What is the function of spiracles?

a)

release salts

b)

take in water when the mouth can't

c)

release carbon dioxide

d)

take in salts

10.

In bony fish, the gills are covered by an _____________.

a)

gill arches

b)

operculum

c)

gill filaments

d)

spiracles

11.

What is the function of lamellae in gills?

a)

decrese oxygen flow

b)

distribute nutrients throughout body

c)

increase surface area for gas exchange

d)

control blood flow to gills

12.

Fish swallow sea water to osmoregulate. What does osmoregulation prevent?

a)

emaciation

b)

dehydration

c)

sleep

d)

drowning

13.

Which of these is NOT a way that fish use their sense of smell?

a)

find a mate

b)

detect predators

c)

find their way home

d)

determine the weather

14.

The nictitating membrane over shark eyes is used for _______.

a)

sleeping

b)

3D vision

c)

protection during feeding

d)

attracting a mate

15.

This structure is used to detect vibrations in the water which benefits predatory fish

a)

olfactory sacs

b)

nictitating membrane

c)

lateral line

d)

spiracles

16.

Cartilaginous fish have an extra sense organ called the __________ that can detect weak electrical fields

a)

lateral line

b)

nictitating membrane

c)

ampullae of Lorenzini

d)

lamellae

17.

Which of these is not a behavior used by fish to defend their territory?

a)

raised fins

b)

changing color

c)

rapid darting

d)

open mouth

18.

This behavior helps fish protect against predators and increase swimming efficiency

a)

dancing

b)

schooling

c)

courtship

d)

migration

19.

Fish, like salmon, that spend most of their life at sea and migrate to fresh water to breed are called _________________

a)

catadramous

b)

anadramous

c)

migratory

d)

stationary

20.

Fish, like fresh water eels, that spend most of their life in fresh water then migrate to the sea to breed are called _________________.

a)

catadramous

b)

anadramous

c)

migratory

d)

stationary