WorksheetsFish Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 24mins
The
flap of tissue that covers the gill of a fish is called a(n) ________.
Gill cover
Fleshy membrane
Operculum
Gill
filaments
Openings on a sharks head that aid in breathing are _________.
blow holes
air holes
breathing slits
gills slits
The _________ runs down the length of the body of a fish and is a sensory organ.
lateral line
longitudinal line
sensory nerve
sensory line
Bony fish maintain neutral buoyancy in the water with their ______.
liver
swim bladder
pectoral fins
caudal fins
Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?
salmom
whale
eel
ray
A Sea Horse is a _________.
bony fish
carilaginous fish
jawless fish
not a fish at all
The scientific name for fish that have a bony skeleton is ________.
Chondrichthyes
Agnathas
Osteichthyes
Cetaceans
Which of the following is a jawless fish?
eel
sting ray
limpet
hagfish
All of the fish belonging to the Class Chondrichthyes have a skeleton made of ___.
Cartilage
Bone
Cartilage and Bone
none of the above
A fish has a ________ chambered heart.
four
three
two
one
12. Most fish reproduce ________ and fertilize ________.
asexually; externally
sexually ; externally
asexually; internally
sexually ; internally
Jawless fish belong to the class-
Agatha
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Cnidarian
12. Pelvic fins that are modified for transfer of sperm to the female shark are called-
Claspers
mermaid purses
caudal fin
pectoral fin
The world’s largest known bony fish is the-
ocean sunfish
nurse shark
blue whale
whale shark
Coloration which is dark on the back, light on the belly is called-
camouflage
disrupted shading
warning
countershading
95 Percent of fish are this group
Jawless Fish
Jawed Cartilage Fish
Bony Fish
Most fish have a coat of slime on their bodies.
True
False
Most fish have scales
True
False
Which are the top predators in ocean food chains?
Jawless Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
Bony Fish
Which group is mostly parasites?
Jawless Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
Bony Fish
Which group has a swim bladder?
Jawless Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
Bony Fish
open ocean; massive area with lots of sunlight and diversity of life
hadal zone
euphotic zone
abyssal zone
bathyal zone
microscopic animals that eat phytoplankton
zooplankton
tuna
whale sharks
nekton
An underwater plain on the deep ocean floor; covers more than 50% of the Earth's surface
benthic zone
abyssal plain
continental shelf
continental slope
Place the ocean zones in the correct order from top to bottom.
Sunlight, twilight, abyss, trench
sunlight, abyss, twilight, trench
sunlight, twilight, trench, abyss
sunlight, abyss, trench, twilight
In what zone does approximately 90% of all ocean life live?
sunlight
twilight
abyssal
hadal
Which layer of the ocean starts at 600 feet and extends to 3000 feet?
euphotic
bathyal
abyssal
hadal
There’s very little life, immense pressure and absolutely no sunlight in this zone. Name it.
euphotic
bathyal
abyssal
