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WorksheetsMarine Fishes
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many years ago did fish first appear?
500,000
5 million
50 million
500 million
Which type of fish is the most primitive?
Jawless
Cartilaginous
Bony
Fresh water
Cartilage is different from bone because
It's more flexible
It's lighter
Both answers are correct
The lobes of the caudal fin in most sharks are:
Of equal size
The top lobe is bigger than the bottom
The bottom lobe is bigger than the top
These cartilaginous fish live on the bottom, lack a stinging spine and lay eggs
Sting rays
Electric rays
Manta rays
Skates
Cycloid scales are thin, flexible and overlapping. What type of fish has them?
Jawless
Cartilaginous
Bony
Where are shark jaws located to allow for a very streamlined form?
Dorsally
Ventrally
Anteriorly
Posteriorly
Fish olfactory sacs help fish
Balance
See
Smell
Detect electric impulses
What is composed of bony plates and protects bony fish gills?
Gill rakers
Gill arches
Operculum
Gill slits
What do iridophores do for fish coloration?
Provide colored pigments
Reflect different wavelengths of light
Absorb light to make skin darker
Fish that live in the open ocean have dark backs, silvery sides and a white belly; this is know as
Cryptic coloration
Counter shading
Disruptive coloration
Warning coloration
Fish that spend their lives in the ocean and migrate to fresh water to breed are
Anadromous
Catadromous
Viviparous
Haline
