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Unit 4 Marine Fish (summative)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The swim bladder of a fish is a sac filled with:
a)
Oil
b)
Gas
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Seminal fluid
2.
The flap of tissue covering a fish's gills:
a)
Operculum
b)
Caudal fin
c)
Dorsal fin
d)
Lateral line
3.
Which Phylum do the sharks, skates, rays and bony fish belong to?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Echinodiea
c)
Osteichthyes
d)
Chordate
4.
What kind of scales does a shark have?
a)
Placoid
b)
Ganoid
c)
Ctenoid
d)
Cycloid
5.
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
6.
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
7.
How many chambers are in the heart of a bony fish?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
8.

Which fish is least related to the others?

a)

Shark

b)

Skate

c)

Ray

d)

Tuna

9.

A Flounder's body is....

a)

Streamlined

b)

Laterally compressed

c)

Round

d)

Laterally Flattened

10.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the PECTORAL FIN?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

11.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the CAUDAL FIN?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

12.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the CLASPERS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

NONE

13.

Which type of shark birthing technique is most similar to that of humans? (hint: belly button/umbilical cord)

a)

Viviparous

b)

Ovoviviparous

c)

Oviparous

d)

None are correct

14.

Why must sharks continually swim?

a)

To work out their muscles

b)

To keep their heart pumping

c)

In order to get oxygen thru their gills

d)

To attract mates

15.

Which reproduction style does not involve giving live birth?

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Ovoviviparous

16.

What gender is the shark on left?

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Cannot be determined

17.

What is the largest fish in the ocean?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Goliath Grouper

c)

Whale Shark

d)

Blue whale

18.

Name this shark

a)

Great white

b)

Goblin

c)

Mako

d)

Thresher

19.

This is the organ where gas exchange occurs in fish.

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Operculum

20.

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

21.

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

a)

Liver

b)

Air Pocket

c)

Lung Bladder

d)

Swim Bladder

22.

Most fish utilize this type of reproduction/fertilization.

a)

External Fertilization

b)

Internal Fertilization

c)

Regeneration

d)

Cloning Fertilization

23.

Fish have _______________ covering their bodies.

a)

hair

b)

fur

c)

scales

d)

feathers

24.
Oxygen passes through the gills into the
a)
blood
b)
bone
c)
mouth
d)
scales
25.

Are fish vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

26.

#3 is the ______ fin

a)

dorsal

b)

lateral

c)

anterior

d)

bottom

27.

Fish "swallow" water to

a)

force it from the mouth and over the gills.

b)

steady themselves in the water.

c)

feed.

d)

all of these answer choices.

28.

Select ALL the traits/terms that are indicative of BONY fish.

a)

class chondrichthyes

b)

class osteoichthyes

c)

swim bladder

d)

operculum

e)

scales

29.

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

30.
_______________ is when an animal blends into its environment.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
31.

Imitating the physical characteristics of another animal is known as:

a)

compression

b)

countershading

c)

mimicry

d)

viviparous

32.

A ____ is a pair of openings on the head of some cartilaginous fish that functions in the passing of water to the gills.

a)

spiracle

b)

clasper

c)

spiral gland

d)

iridophore

33.

The gallbladder produces

a)

Digestive enzymes

b)

Hormones

c)

Bile

d)

Stomach acid

34.

How many liver lobes does a dogfish have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Why is the intestine of a shark spiraled?

a)

To increase digestion time

b)

To prevent blockage

c)

To allow food to move freely

d)

To improve blood circulation

36.

More than 2 gill openings is a characteristics if which group?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

37.

Anadromous fishes migrate

a)

From the ocean to reproduce in freshwater

b)

From fresh water to reproduce in the ocean

c)

From polar regions to warmer waters

d)

Up and down the water column

38.

Behaviors associated with trying to attract a mate are referred to as:

a)

Gestation

b)

Courtship

c)

Fertilization

d)

Copulation

39.

True or False? Skates have stingers just like stingrays.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Cartilage is different from bone because

a)

It's more flexible

b)

It's lighter

c)

Both answers are correct