WorksheetsFish Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
Fish belong to the phylum
Porifera
Vertebrata
Mollusca
Chordata
Which time period is nicknamed the "Age of Fishes"?
Triassic Period
Cambrian Period
Devonian Period
Jurassic Period
SELECT TWO: The two organs that allow fish to sense vibrations and bioelectric fields in the water are _________ and ___________
Ampullae of lorenzini
Spiracles
Lateral line
Operculum
All fish have the following except...
Scales
Fins
Lungs
Gills
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are true of fish adaptations?
Streamlined body for fast swimming
Countershaded coloring
Buoyancy to maintain vertical position in water
Osmotic regulation to control salt and water concentrations in bodily tissues
Fins for propulsion, steering and balancing
What is the biggest difference between rays and skates?
Tail length
Ability to generate electric charge
Reproductive strategies
Geographical distribution
Sharks must continue swimming to breathe due to lack of what structure?
Siphon
Lungs
Swim bladder
Operculum
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following terms correctly describes the thermoregulation (temperature control) that fish use?
Cold-blooded
Ectothermic
Endothermic
Poikilothermic
Warm-blooded
Class _______ includes the cartilaginous fish
Cephalaspidomorphi
Chondrichthyes
Myxini
Osteichthyes
Class _______ includes the lampreys
Cephalaspidomorphi
Chondrichthyes
Myxini
Osteichthyes
Class _______ includes the bony fish (96% of all fish species)
Cephalaspidomorphi
Chondrichthyes
Myxini
Osteichthyes
Class _______ includes the hagfish
Cephalaspidomorphi
Chondrichthyes
Myxini
Osteichthyes
________ support gas exchange, fanning out in the water for maximum surface area
Fins
Gills
Operculum
Scales
Swim bladder
________ maintain vertical position and buoyancy in the water
Fins
Gills
Operculum
Scales
Swim bladder
________ protect the fish's body
Fins
Gills
Operculum
Scales
Swim bladder
________ used for propulsion, steering and balancing
Fins
Gills
Operculum
Scales
Swim bladder
________ pump water over the gills
Fins
Gills
Operculum
Scales
Swim bladder
The __________ is the most invasive fish species in the world
Lionfish
Tigerfish
Bearfish
Zebrafish
Which class of fish has a bony skeleton?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has homocercal caudal fins/superficially symmetric fins?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has no maternal care after young are born?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has a cartilaginous skeleton?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has external fertilization?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has internal fertilization?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has to keep swimming to breathe?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has placoid scales?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish stores lipids in the liver for buoyancy?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish secretes antiseptic mucus to protect themselves from disease?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish stores gases in the swim bladder for buoyancy?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has heterocercal caudal fins in which the top portion is longer than the bottom?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Which class of fish has cycloid, ctenoid or ganoid scales?
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Both
Why are fish considered important to the oceans?
Major food source; part of most food webs
Recycle nutrients through excretion
Used in medical research
Maintain the health & shape of various ecosystems they inhabit
Control prey populations
