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UNIT 11- FRESHWATER ORGANISMS REVIEW

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Globiform body shape is torpedo shaped and streamlined, which is an ideal shape for fast, continual swimming

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Nekton are the category of organisms that include free swimmers in the open ocean.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

A Hagfish produces large amounts of slime/mucus as a defense mechanism to protect them from predators.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

A fish that uses the Carangiform swimming style moves like a snake through the water

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Lamprey are parasitic fish that feed off their prey

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Fishes have how many chambers in their heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

A limbless, scaled reptile with a long tapering body is called what?

a)

snake

b)

salamander

c)

newt

d)

turtle

8.

Fish that eat insects, worms, crayfish, mollusks are called what?

a)

piscivores

b)

herbivores

c)

invertivores

d)

omnivores

9.

What are the oldest living reptiles?

a)

crocodiles

b)

alligators

c)

snakes

d)

turtles

10.

Fish that eat other fish, have large eyes for better sight, and a well developed lateral line so that they can detect their prey are called what?

a)

invertivores

b)

piscivores

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores

11.

No scales, no jaw, has oral sucker, includes hagfish and lamprey describes what class of fish?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Agnatha

c)

Chondrichthyes

d)

Amphibichthyes

12.

Made of bone, has swim bladder, has gills and scales, cold blooded describes which class of fish?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Amphibichthyes

13.

Made of cartilage, skin covered by teeth-like dermal denticles, and includes sharks, rays, skates describes which class of fish?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Amphibichthyes

14.

Organisms that live on the bottom of a body of water are called what?

a)

Plankton

b)

Benthos

c)

Nekton

d)

Algae

15.

Animals without backbones that live in or near the bottom of freshwater are called what?

a)

microinvertebrates

b)

macroinvertebrates

c)

vertebrates

d)

invertebrates

16.

All of the following are characteristics of frogs except which?

a)

have teeth

b)

are mostly aquatic with webbed feet

c)

have bumpy, dry skin

d)

long legs for leaping

17.

Which of the following is not a correct characteristic of reptiles?

a)

are vertebrates

b)

breathe with lungs

c)

have scales or scutes

d)

lay gelatinous eggs

18.

All of the following are correct characteristics of amphibians except which one?

a)

live their entire lives in the water

b)

have moist, glandular skin

c)

are cold blooded

d)

they lack claws

19.

What type of fish muscle is used by fish to swim for quick bursts of movements, and is a fast muscle that has reduced blood flow which then uses less oxygen?

a)

Red muscle

b)

White muscle

c)

Pink muscle

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Class Chondricthyes?

a)

Sharks

b)

Flounders

c)

Rays

d)

Skates

21.

Which of the following adaptations that macroinvertebrates use for movement are matched incorrectly?

a)

Skaters/moves on water surface

b)

Divers/adapted with hind legs used to swim by rowing

c)

Clingers/ have long claws and flattened bodies for attaching to rocks

d)

Climbers/float and swim in open water to get food and oxygen

e)

Burrowers/adapted for digging

22.

Class Osteichthyes fish have all of the following characteristics except which one?

a)

uses a swim bladder

b)

has cartilage instead of bone

c)

operculum to protect their gills

d)

is cold blooded

23.

Which of the following does NOT describe the American Alligator?

a)

largest reptile in North America

b)

chews underwater, but must surface to swallow

c)

bellow to declare territory and attract mates

d)

native to Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bahamas

24.

When comparing Salamanders and Newts, All of the following statements describe only Salamanders Except which one?

a)

slender bodies with smooth slick skin

b)

short legs, and can regenerate their limbs

c)

lives mostly an aquatic life

d)

longer, more rounded tails

25.

Which of the following is the reproduction type where the fish has eggs hatched inside the fish?

a)

oviparous

b)

ovoviviparous

c)

viviparous

26.

Which type of scales are found only on sharks?

a)

cycloid

b)

placoid

c)

ctenoid

d)

ganoid

27.

What type of body shape is of a fish that is flattened from top to bottom and lives on the bottom of the water?

a)

depressed body shape

b)

compressed body shape

c)

fusiform body shape

d)

globiform body shape

28.

Which type of body shape is rounded and torpedo shaped and is used by fast, continuous swimmers?

a)

depressed body shape

b)

compressed body shape

c)

fusiform body shape

d)

globiform body shape

29.

What type of muscle would a fish have if the fish was an open water swimmer, swimming at a constant steady effort, and using a lot of blood flow and oxygen.

a)

red muscle

b)

white muscle

c)

pink muscle

30.

Reptiles breathe using lungs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

Crocodiles have a U shaped, broader and rounded snout.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Reptiles like the crocodile, alligator, and turtles have an armored body covered in either thick scales or bony plates called what?

a)

scutes

b)

scales

c)

plastron

d)

shell

33.

A turtles what is attached to their top shell?

a)

arms and legs

b)

ribs and spine

c)

stomach and intestines

d)

head and tail

34.

Reptiles & Amphibians have how many chambers in their hearts?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Snakes are either venomous or nonvenomous, and can be found all over the world, AND are also Present in many islands such as Ireland, New Zealand, Greenland, Iceland, Antarctica, and Hawaii, etc...

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

Which term means "to creep"?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Amphibian

c)

Reptile

d)

Agnatha

37.

Newts and Salamanders can regenerate their limbs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

Aquatic plants are grouped in three categories, according to their growth habits...

Which type of plant are rooted to the bottom and can grow Above the water along shorelines and in shallow water areas?

a)

floating plants

b)

emergent plants

c)

submerged plants

39.

Which of the following type of species can cause environmental or economic harm to an area, and can disrupt the functions and processes of the native environment and can lead to extinction of native species?

a)

invasive species

b)

non-invasive species

c)

native species

d)

non-native species

40.

Which type of macroinvertebrate eats live animals

and engulfs the whole animal, and can pierce into the animal and suck fluids out?

a)

shredder

b)

scraper

c)

piercer

d)

predator

41.

A crayfish, also know as crawfish, is an example of what type of macroinvertebrate?

a)

clinger

b)

sprawler

c)

climber

d)

burrower

42.

The term Agnatha means?

a)

Jawless

b)

To creep

c)

Double Life

d)

Cartilaginous, without bones

43.

In class Agnatha, which example of this class is a scavenger, attaching to dead fish and twisting off small pieces of flesh?

a)

Lamprey

b)

Hagfish

44.

Which type of fish class does NOT have a swim bladder?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Chondrichthyes