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Marine Fishes

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years ago did fish first appear?

a)

500,000

b)

5 million

c)

50 million

d)

500 million

2.

How many years ago did fish first appear?

a)

500,000

b)

5 million

c)

50 million

d)

500 million

3.

Cartilage is different from bone because

a)

It's more flexible

b)

It's lighter

c)

Both answers are correct

4.

What is composed of bony plates and protects bony fish gills?

a)

Gill rakers

b)

Gill arches

c)

Operculum

d)

Gill slits

5.

Fish that live in the open ocean have dark backs, silvery sides and a white belly; this is know as

a)

Cryptic coloration

b)

Counter shading

c)

Disruptive coloration

d)

Warning coloration

6.

An octopus does not have a spine. An animal without a spine is an invertebrate. Is an octopus a fish or not?

a)

Fish

b)

Not a fish

7.

All fish use gills.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Most fish have what covering their bodies

a)

Scales

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

d)

Feathers

9.
The skeletons of sharks is made of...
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
10.

What kind of fish / sea creature is it?

a)

Stingray

b)

shark

c)

sailfish

d)

puffer fish

11.

What is the name of the internal structure that controls a bony fish's depth in the water?

a)

Liver

b)

Air Pocket

c)

Lung Bladder

d)

Swim Bladder

12.

The tail fin of a fish is also known as the __________ fin.

a)

Pectoral

b)

Pelvic

c)

Dorsal

d)

Caudal

13.
What kind of scales does a shark have?
a)
Placoid
b)
Ganoid
c)
Ctenoid
d)
Cycloid
14.

Lampreys and hagfish lack

a)

teeth

b)

heads

c)

mouths

d)

jaws

15.

Which of these is not a class of fish?

a)

Agnatha/Jawless

b)

Condrichthyes/Cartilaginous

c)

Osteichthyes/Bony

d)

Osteonthyes/Boneless

16.

This is the organ where gas exchange occurs in fish.

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Operculum

17.

In fish, what is the name of the fluid-filled canal that detects movement and vibrations in water?

a)

Lateral Line

b)

Vertical Line

c)

Horizontal Line

d)

Lateral Spine

18.

Hagfish produce and excrete this substance to make themselves harder to catch.

a)

Mucous

b)

Sweat

c)

Ink

d)

Air

19.

What does the fish class name "Agnatha" mean?

a)

Jawless

b)

Cartilage fish

c)

Bony Fish

d)

Toothy

20.

Which fish class would a lamprey be classified in?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Agnatha

c)

Osteichthyes

d)

Amphibia

21.

Which of the following fish would NOT belong to Class Chondrichthyes?

a)

Shark

b)

Trout

c)

Skate

d)

Ray

22.

Lungs are to mammals as _____________ are to fish.

a)

gills

b)

feet

c)

antennae

d)

scales

23.

A shark's skeleton is made of...

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

24.

The major respiratory organ of a fish is the

a)

swim bladder.

b)

lung.

c)

gill.

d)

nephron.

25.

The structure labeled #5 is the

a)

dorsal fin.

b)

gill filament.

c)

operculum.

d)

lateral line.

26.

The structure labeled #9 is called the

a)

pectoral fin.

b)

operculum.

c)

pelvic fin.

d)

jaw.

27.

The lateral line system enables a fish to

a)

detect vibrations in the water.

b)

see objects at a distance.

c)

smell.

d)

swim rapidly.

28.
Fish are...
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
29.

True or False.... A dolphin is a fish.

a)

False

b)

True

30.

Sharks are fish

a)

true

b)

false

31.
The swim bladder of a fish is a sac filled with:
a)
Oil
b)
Gas
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Seminal fluid
32.
What is a shark's adaptation to maintain neutral buoyancy?
a)
Fluid in the ears
b)
 Gas filled bladder
c)
Large oily liver
d)
Nictitating membrane
33.
What is special about a shark's jaw?
a)
Their serrated teeth
b)
They can chew their prey
c)
They can move both mandibles
d)
They can sense movement
34.
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)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Echolocation
d)
Ampullae of Lorenzini
35.
A scientist that studies fish is called this:
a)
Ostracodist
b)
Osteopelagic
c)
Ichthologist
d)
Anthropologist
36.

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

a)

Gill arch

b)

Denticle

c)

Gill raker

d)

Isthmus

37.

Which fish is least related to the others?

a)

Shark

b)

Skate

c)

Ray

d)

Tuna

38.

A goldfish propels itself forward with its

a)

caudal fin.

b)

pelvic fins.

c)

pectoral fins.

d)

dorsal fins.

39.

The firm but flexible tissue inside a shark

a)

cartilage

b)

pup

c)

predator

d)

grinding

40.

The firm but flexible tissue inside a shark

a)

cartilage

b)

pup

c)

predator

d)

grinding

41.

What is the name of this fin?

a)

1st dorsal fin

b)

2nd dorsal fin

c)

caudal fin

42.

Caudal fin that's built for speed

a)

lunate

b)

non differentiated

c)

homocercal

d)

heterocercal

43.

Part of the gills where gas exchange occurs

a)

rakers

b)

lamaella

c)

arches

44.
Which Phylum do the sharks, skates, rays and bony fish belong to?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Echinodiea
c)
Osteichthyes
d)
Chordate
45.

Which of the following is not a class of fish?

a)

Aves

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Agnatha

d)

Chondrichthyes

46.

Describe the circulatory system of a fish.

a)

2 chambered, double loop

b)

2 chambered, single loop

c)

3 chambered, single loop

d)

4 chambered, double loop

47.

Lamprey obtain food by acting as

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

parasites

d)

scavengers

48.

Finger-like projections that aid in sperm transfer during the mating of sharks

a)

spiral valve

b)

duodenum

c)

cloaca

d)

claspers