WorksheetsFish and Amphibians
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I live part of my life in water and part on land. I am born with gills but grow lungs. I am ectothermic (cold-blooded). I have moist smooth skin. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
2.
The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs.
a)
amphibians
b)
arthropods
c)
mammals
d)
fish
3.
As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
d)
Feet
4.
Each of these animals have a similar bone pattern. What does this suggest?
a)
They are all the same speices
b)
They evolved from a common ancestor
c)
They are all transitional fossils
d)
They evolved from completely different ancestors
5.
What allows amphibians to collect sound waves from their environment?
a)
Tympanic membrane
b)
Nictitating membrane
c)
Gills
d)
Infrared detectors
6.
A shark's skeleton is made of...
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
7.
The swim bladder is used by bony fish to....
a)
breath.
b)
maintain a specific depth in the water.
c)
change its buoyancy.
d)
avoid prey.
8.
Fish are ....
a)
warm blooded
b)
cold blooded
9.
Fish hearts have _____ chambers
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
1
10.
In bony fish, the gills are covered by an _____________.
a)
gill arches
b)
operculum
c)
gill filaments
d)
spiracles
11.
This structure is used to detect vibrations in the water.
a)
olfactory sacs
b)
nictitating membrane
c)
lateral line
d)
spiracles
12.
A four legged vertebrate is a(n)
a)
tetrapod
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
bird
13.
It is believed that tetrapods evolved from
a)
lungfish
b)
reptiles
c)
lobe finned fish
d)
turtles
14.
Amphibians have a ____-chambered heart.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
What is the name of the movable membrane found on the eyes of amphibians?
a)
Eye Membrane
b)
Nicitating Membrane
c)
Iris Membrane
d)
Lactating Membrane
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