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Marine Fish and Birds

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The flap of tissue covering a bony fish's gills:

a)

Operculum

b)

Gill slits of bony fish are not covered

c)

Lateral line

d)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

2.

Sharks, lampreys, rays and tuna fish belong to the same ___?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

class

d)

order

3.

What is a shark's adaptation to maintaining buoyancy?

a)

Fluid in the ears

b)

swim bladder

c)

Large oily liver

d)

Nictitating membrane

4.

What is special about a shark's jaw?

a)

Their serrated teeth

b)

They can chew their prey

c)

Jaw is movable

d)

Jaw is stiff

5.

Three classes of fish ___.

a)

jawed, crispy, bony

b)

jawless, bony and cartilaginous

c)

jawed, boneless and cartilaginous

6.

Another name for the tail of a fish is the ___ fin.

a)

pectoral

b)

anal

c)

caudal

d)

lateral

7.

Name this type of caudal fin.

a)

Homocercal

b)

Heterocercal

c)

Afullcercal

8.

Many marine fish have a lateral line. The purpose is to

a)

sense blood in the water

b)

detect pressure and vibrations

c)

protect itself from prey.

9.

Which fin is shown?

a)

caudal

b)

dorsal

c)

pectoral

10.

What is the special electroreceptor organs near the shark's nose called?

a)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

Ampullae of Lamborghini

c)

Ampullae of Lonzerinni

11.
Shark eggs are fertilized internally.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which group of fish have swim bladders?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Chondricthyes
c)
Osteichthyes
13.

Fins on the back of the fish are ___ fins.

a)

dorsal

b)

caudal

c)

pelvic

d)

pectoral

14.

What do you call it when animals have dark dorsal surfaces but light ventral surfaces?

a)

countershading

b)

mimicry

c)

bioluminescence

d)

cryptic coloration

15.
What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?
a)
Shoals
b)
School
c)
Packs
d)
Bank
16.

If the female dies, the largest male in the community will change sex and become a female. This occurs in:

a)

Angler Fish

b)

Sea Dragons

c)

Japanese Pufferfish

d)

Clownfish

17.

Type of reproduction in osteochthyes:

a)

Copulation

b)

Spawning

c)

Internal Fertilization

d)

Courtship

18.

What kind of fish / sea creature is it?

a)

Stingray

b)

shark

c)

sailfish

d)

puffer fish

19.
a)

puffer fish

b)

shark

c)

stingray

d)

flounder

20.
a)

sailfish

b)

stick fish

c)

lionfish

d)

puffer fish

21.
Chondrichthyes have skeletons made of
a)
chitin
b)
bone
c)
cartilage
d)
keratin
22.
A fish's swim bladder regulates...
a)
speed
b)
breathing
c)
buoyancy
d)
ammonia excretion
23.
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
24.

What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?

a)

feathers

b)

sternum

c)

beak

25.
A birds nearly hollow bones help it to
a)
store extra oxygen
b)
deliver oxygen to its cells
c)
be lightweight in the air
d)
defend itself against predators
26.

What kind of food would this bird eat?

a)

seeds

b)

fish

c)

insects

27.

What kind of food would this bird eat?

a)

small birds and snakes

b)

seed, small fish and frogs

c)

insects, dead animals

28.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

29.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

30.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

perch on a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

31.

Which mallard duck is a drake (male duck)?

a)
b)
32.

Male birds most often use the color of their feathers to do what?

a)

blend into their surroundings

b)

to attract a mate

33.

T/F: The caudal fin of most cartilaginous fish is asymmetrical

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Means warm blooded

a)

endotherm

b)

ectotherm

c)

homeotherm

d)

poikilotherm

35.

Fusiform means ___

a)

fused body

b)

changes constantly

c)

streamlined

d)

countershading

36.

Feathers of seabirds are ___ due to oil produced by oil glands

a)

heat resistant

b)

slippery

c)

waterproof

d)

hollow

37.

Bones of penguins are ____ because they are flightless

a)

hollow and light

b)

solid and dense

c)

hollow but dense

38.

Penguins share this with fish

a)

have countershading

b)

ability to swim

c)

breathing through gills

d)

being warmblooded

39.

Which of these apply ONLY to bony fish?

a)

asymmetrical caudal fin

b)

claspers

c)

operculum

d)

cartilage

40.

Which characteristics apply ONLY to chondrichthyes?

a)

exposed gills

b)

bone in their skeleton

c)

swim bladder

d)

rough sandpaper-like scales