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Fish Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The

flap of tissue that covers the gill of a fish is called a(n) ________.

a)

Gill cover

b)

Fleshy membrane

c)

Operculum

d)

Gill

filaments

2.

Openings on a sharks head that aid in breathing are _________.

a)

blow holes

b)

air holes

c)

breathing slits

d)

gills slits

3.

The _________ runs down the length of the body of a fish and is a sensory organ.

a)

lateral line

b)

longitudinal line

c)

sensory nerve

d)

sensory line

4.

Bony fish maintain neutral buoyancy in the water with their ______.

a)

liver

b)

swim bladder

c)

pectoral fins

d)

caudal fins

5.

Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

a)

salmom

b)

whale

c)

eel

d)

ray

6.

A Sea Horse is a _________.

a)

bony fish

b)

carilaginous fish

c)

jawless fish

d)

not a fish at all

7.

The scientific name for fish that have a bony skeleton is ________.

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Agnathas

c)

Osteichthyes

d)

Cetaceans

8.

Which of the following is a jawless fish?

a)

eel

b)

sting ray

c)

limpet

d)

hagfish

9.

All of the fish belonging to the Class Chondrichthyes have a skeleton made of ___.

a)

Cartilage

b)

Bone

c)

Cartilage and Bone

d)

none of the above

10.

A fish has a ________ chambered heart.

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

one

11.

12. Most fish reproduce ________ and fertilize ________.

a)

asexually; externally

b)

sexually ; externally

c)

asexually; internally

d)

sexually ; internally

12.

Jawless fish belong to the class-

a)

Agatha

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Osteichthyes

d)

Cnidarian

13.

12. Pelvic fins that are modified for transfer of sperm to the female shark are called-

a)

Claspers

b)

mermaid purses

c)

caudal fin

d)

pectoral fin

14.

The world’s largest known bony fish is the-

a)

ocean sunfish

b)

nurse shark

c)

blue whale

d)

whale shark

15.

Coloration which is dark on the back, light on the belly is called-

a)

camouflage

b)

disrupted shading

c)

warning

d)

countershading

16.

95 Percent of fish are this group

a)

Jawless Fish

b)

Jawed Cartilage Fish

c)

Bony Fish

17.

Most fish have a coat of slime on their bodies.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Most fish have scales

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which are the top predators in ocean food chains?

a)

Jawless Fish

b)

Cartilaginous Fish

c)

Bony Fish

20.

Which group is mostly parasites?

a)

Jawless Fish

b)

Cartilaginous Fish

c)

Bony Fish

21.

Which group has a swim bladder?

a)

Jawless Fish

b)

Cartilaginous Fish

c)

Bony Fish

22.
Lampreys and hagfish
a)
Jawless
b)
Cartilaginous
c)
Bony
23.
Sharks and rays
a)
Jawless
b)
Cartilaginous
c)
Bony
24.
Goldfish, tuna, trout, bass are all
a)
Jawless
b)
Cartilaginous
c)
Bony
25.
What is cartilage?
a)
strong, flexible, connective material
b)
weak, not flexible, connective material
c)
strong, not flexible, connective material
d)
weak, flexible, connective material
26.

open ocean; massive area with lots of sunlight and diversity of life

a)

hadal zone

b)

euphotic zone

c)

abyssal zone

d)

bathyal zone

27.

microscopic animals that eat phytoplankton

a)

zooplankton

b)

tuna

c)

whale sharks

d)

nekton

28.

An underwater plain on the deep ocean floor; covers more than 50% of the Earth's surface

a)

benthic zone

b)

abyssal plain

c)

continental shelf

d)

continental slope

29.

Place the ocean zones in the correct order from top to bottom.

a)

Sunlight, twilight, abyss, trench

b)

sunlight, abyss, twilight, trench

c)

sunlight, twilight, trench, abyss

d)

sunlight, abyss, trench, twilight

30.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
31.
The only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support the growth of algae is
a)
Intertidal Zone
b)
Around Hot Vents
c)
Deep Zone
d)
Surface Zone
32.
Organisms in the deep ocean that produce their own light are called
a)
bioluminescent.
b)
neritic
c)
benthic
d)
hydrothermal
33.
a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward form the edge of the continent
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
34.

In what zone does approximately 90% of all ocean life live?

a)

sunlight

b)

twilight

c)

abyssal

d)

hadal

35.
The sunlight zone is also known as the __________________________ zone.
a)
hot
b)
bright
c)
happy
d)
euphotic
36.
As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
37.

Which layer of the ocean starts at 600 feet and extends to 3000 feet?

a)

euphotic

b)

bathyal

c)

abyssal

d)

hadal

38.

There’s very little life, immense pressure and absolutely no sunlight in this zone. Name it.

a)

euphotic

b)

bathyal

c)

abyssal

39.
Vertical migrations would most likely be done by organisms living in:
a)
Bathyal zone
b)
Hadal zone
c)
Photic zone
d)
Abyssal zone
40.
This ocean zone includes the deepest trenches, such as the Mariana Trench.. 
a)
Abyssal
b)
Pelagic
c)
Bathyal
d)
Hadal
41.
Which word or phrase does not fit the pattern of the other 3?
a)
Bioluminesence
b)
Abyssal Zone
c)
Bathyal Zone
d)
Primary producer
42.
The hadal zone is found at point:
a)
G
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E