Worksheetsfishes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Most fish have what covering their bodies
Scales
Gills
Skin
Feathers
Lungs are to mammals as _____________ are to fish.
gills
feet
antennae
scales
A shark's skeleton is made of...
Bone
Cartilage
What kind of fish / sea creature is it?
Stingray
shark
sailfish
puffer fish
True or False.... A dolphin is a fish.
False
True
What kind of fish is it?
Shark
Ray
Sailfish
puffer fish
Some fish have a coat of slime on their bodies to protect from bacterial infection.
True
False
The swim bladder is used by bony fish to....
breath.
maintain a specific depth in the water.
change its buoyancy.
avoid prey.
Fish are ....
warm blooded
cold blooded
Though beautiful, the lion fish has become a (n) _________________ species in many coral reefs of the Caribbean.
meat
invasive
important
keystone
What Phylum are fish a part of?
Animalia
Agnatha
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Fish hearts have _____ chambers
2
4
6
1
In bony fish, the gills are covered by an _____________.
gill arches
operculum
gill filaments
spiracles
This structure is used to detect vibrations in the water.
olfactory sacs
nictitating membrane
lateral line
spiracles
This behavior helps fish protect against predators and increase swimming efficiency
dancing
schooling
courtship
migration
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
The most ancestral of the fish do not have jaws. They are in the group _________________________.
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Pachedermyes
Agnatha
In order to maintain water homeostasis, marine fish must use their kidneys to
conserve water and expell salt.
conserve salt and expell water.
become exactly isotonic with the sea water.
revert to being hypotonic.
