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Fishes Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the classes of fishes

a)

Agnatha

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Angiliform

d)

Osteichthyes

2.

Fish are....

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

3.

This fish body part helps maintain buoyancy.

a)

Gills

b)

Operculum

c)

Lateral Line

d)

Swim Bladder

4.

Name the fish that is part of the class Agnatha

a)

Whale Shark

b)

Dolphin

c)

Hagfish

d)

Largemouth Bass

5.

What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?

a)

Shoals

b)

School

c)

Packs

d)

Bank

6.

Which of the following fish DO NOT have a swim bladder?

a)

Whale Shark

b)

Dolphin

c)

Sea Lamprey

d)

Goldfish

7.

Fish hearts have _________ chambers

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

In bony fish, the gills are covered by an_________

a)

Gill Arch

b)

Operculum

c)

Spiracle

d)

Filaments

9.

What is the name of the fish fin labeled number 2?

a)

Caudal Fin

b)

Pectoral Fin

c)

Pelvic Fin

d)

Anal Fin

10.

This study of fish is called?

a)

Botany

b)

Geology

c)

Ichthyology

d)

Epidemiology

11.

What is the body shape of this fish?

a)

Angiliform

b)

Globiform

c)

Depressed

d)

Compressed

12.

This color type advertise that they are dangerous, poisonous or taste bad

a)

Countershading

b)

Warning Colors

c)

Disruptive Colors

d)

Structural Colors

13.

Sharks and Rays have ________________________ that detect electrical fields

a)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

Lateral Line

c)

Operculum

d)

Whiskers

14.

Which class of fish is the MOST diverse? (highest number of types)

a)

Chondricthyes

b)

Osticthyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Chimera

15.

Name fin number 6 and what is it's fin shape

a)

Caudal Fin, Lunate

b)

Pelvic Fin, Rounded

c)

Caudal Fin, Rounded

d)

Caudal fin, Forked

e)

Anal Fin, Forked

16.

A stingray's skeleton is made of ?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

17.

This structure is used to detect vibrations in the water.

a)

Lateral Line

b)

Gill Rakers

c)

Spiracles

d)

Olfactory Bulbs

18.

The most ancestral of the fish do not have jaws. They are in the group _________________________.

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichtyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Dermithymes

19.

Cartilage is different from bone because

a)

it's more flexible

b)

it's lighter

c)

both are correct

d)

neither are correct

20.

The lobes of the caudal fin in most sharks are:

a)

of equal size

b)

the top lobe is bigger than the bottom

c)

the bottom lob is bigger than the top

21.

Fish olfactory bulbs help fish

a)

Balance

b)

Smell

c)

See

d)

Electrical impulses

22.

What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction?

a)

Caudal Fin

b)

Pectoral Fin

c)

Dorsal fin

d)

Anal Fin

23.

Sharks use this to maintain buoyancy:

a)

Swim bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Pectoral Fin

d)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

24.

Some fishes defend an area against intruders

For reproduction, feeding, or shelter - this is called?

a)

Territoriality

b)

Schooling

c)

Migration

25.

_______________ fishes spend most of their lives at sea but migrate to fresh water to breed

a)

Homing

b)

Andronomous

c)

Monogomous

d)

Catadromous

26.

Most fishes have ______________________ – gametes are releases into the water to fertilize (broadcast spawning)

a)

External Fertilization

b)

Internal Fertilization

c)

Asexual Reproduction

d)

Oviparous

27.

Name the body style of this fish

a)

Depressed

b)

Angiliform

c)

Fusiform

d)

Truncate

28.

What is the fin shape of the caudal fin of this fish?

a)

Forked

b)

Lunate

c)

Rounded

d)

Truncate

29.

What is the largest fish on Earth?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Ocean Sunfish

c)

Oarfish

d)

Whale Shark

30.

There are 23,000 species, 96% of all fishes are this class of fish

a)

Jawless Fish

b)

Cartilaginous Fish

c)

Bony Fish

d)

Sharks and Rays

31.

The swim bladder of a bony fish is a sac filled with:

a)

Oil

b)

Gas

c)

Lactic Acid

d)

Seminal Fluid

32.

The liver of a shark is filled with __________ to help maintain buoyancy

a)

Oil

b)

Gas

c)

Lactic Acid

d)

Seminal Fluid

33.

Which Phylum do the sharks, skates, rays and bony fish belong to?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Chondricthyes

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Chordate

34.

What kind of scales does a shark have?

a)

Placoid

b)

Ganoid

c)

Ctenoid

d)

Cycloid

35.

Which of the follow adaptation(s) do shark jaws have?

a)

Serrated Teeth

b)

They can chew their prey

c)

They can move both mandibles

d)

Replaceable Teeth

e)

They can sense movement

36.

What are the electroreceptors in the head of sharks, skates, and rays capable of detecting week electrical signals produced by muscular activity in other creatures?

a)

Operculum

b)

Condrichthyes

c)

Echolocation

d)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

37.

A scientist that studies fish is called this:

a)

Dentist

b)

Ichthologist

c)

Geologist

d)

Anthropologist

38.

A hard, tooth like projection from the gill arch that prevents large particles of food & other materials from passing into the gill lamellae

a)

Gills

b)

Denticle

c)

Gill Raker

d)

Isthmus

39.

A collective class for sharks, rays and skates

a)

Ichthyes

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Ostrichthyes

d)

Tunicates

40.

A collective class for jawless fish

a)

Osteitchyes

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Crusteacea

41.

How many chambers in the heart of a fish?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

42.

Which fish is least related to the others

a)

Ratfish

b)

Goldfish

c)

Ray

d)

Shark

43.

A flounder's body is

a)

Fusiform

b)

Compressed

c)

Round

d)

Depressed

44.

What part of the fish is used to propel through the water?

a)

Dorsal Fin

b)

Caudal Fin

c)

Anal Fin

d)

Operculum

45.

Name an example of the fish class Agnatha

a)

Shark

b)

Goldfish

c)

Lamprey

d)

Flounder

e)

Stingray

46.

Using a separate sheet, create the following fish using the description below:

Title: Zig-Zag Fish

Fusiform body

Rounded Caudal Fin

Two Truncate Dorsal Fin

One Truncate Anal fin

Rounded Pectoral Fin

One Eye

Zig-Zag Pattern Lateral Line

Operculum

4 lines
47.

Using a separate sheet, create the following fish using the description below:

Title: Derpster Fish

Globiform: Attenuated & Depressed Body

Forked Caudal fin

Forked Pectoral Fin

Round Dorsal and Anal Fin

Two Googly Eyes

Goofy Mouth

4 lines
48.

________ fish have short, straight intestines

______ fish have coiled intestines because the plant matter is harder to break down

a)

Herbivores, Omnivores

b)

Herbivores, Carnivores

c)

Carnivores,

Herbivores

d)

Omnivores, Herbivores

49.

Many fish have teeth located in there pharynx, which is located where?

a)

Stomach

b)

Gizzard

c)

Esophagus

d)

Throat

50.

Oxygenated blood (red) then travels through __________ – capillaries (gas exchange occurs) and then enters the _______(blue) which return it to the heart

a)

arteries, veins

b)

veins, arteries

c)

vein, capillary

d)

artery, capillary