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Fish Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fish belong to the phylum

a)

Porifera

b)

Vertebrata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Chordata

2.

Which time period is nicknamed the "Age of Fishes"?

a)

Triassic Period

b)

Cambrian Period

c)

Devonian Period

d)

Jurassic Period

3.

SELECT TWO: The two organs that allow fish to sense vibrations and bioelectric fields in the water are _________ and ___________

a)

Ampullae of lorenzini

b)

Spiracles

c)

Lateral line

d)

Operculum

4.

All fish have the following except...

a)

Scales

b)

Fins

c)

Lungs

d)

Gills

5.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are true of fish adaptations?

a)

Streamlined body for fast swimming

b)

Countershaded coloring

c)

Buoyancy to maintain vertical position in water

d)

Osmotic regulation to control salt and water concentrations in bodily tissues

e)

Fins for propulsion, steering and balancing

6.

What is the biggest difference between rays and skates?

a)

Tail length

b)

Ability to generate electric charge

c)

Reproductive strategies

d)

Geographical distribution

7.

Sharks must continue swimming to breathe due to lack of what structure?

a)

Siphon

b)

Lungs

c)

Swim bladder

d)

Operculum

8.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following terms correctly describes the thermoregulation (temperature control) that fish use?

a)

Cold-blooded

b)

Ectothermic

c)

Endothermic

d)

Poikilothermic

e)

Warm-blooded

9.

Class _______ includes the cartilaginous fish

a)

Cephalaspidomorphi

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Myxini

d)

Osteichthyes

10.

Class _______ includes the lampreys

a)

Cephalaspidomorphi

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Myxini

d)

Osteichthyes

11.

Class _______ includes the bony fish (96% of all fish species)

a)

Cephalaspidomorphi

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Myxini

d)

Osteichthyes

12.

Class _______ includes the hagfish

a)

Cephalaspidomorphi

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Myxini

d)

Osteichthyes

13.

________ support gas exchange, fanning out in the water for maximum surface area

a)

Fins

b)

Gills

c)

Operculum

d)

Scales

e)

Swim bladder

14.

________ maintain vertical position and buoyancy in the water

a)

Fins

b)

Gills

c)

Operculum

d)

Scales

e)

Swim bladder

15.

________ protect the fish's body

a)

Fins

b)

Gills

c)

Operculum

d)

Scales

e)

Swim bladder

16.

________ used for propulsion, steering and balancing

a)

Fins

b)

Gills

c)

Operculum

d)

Scales

e)

Swim bladder

17.

________ pump water over the gills

a)

Fins

b)

Gills

c)

Operculum

d)

Scales

e)

Swim bladder

18.

The __________ is the most invasive fish species in the world

a)

Lionfish

b)

Tigerfish

c)

Bearfish

d)

Zebrafish

19.

Which class of fish has a bony skeleton?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

20.

Which class of fish has homocercal caudal fins/superficially symmetric fins?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

21.

Which class of fish has no maternal care after young are born?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

22.

Which class of fish has a cartilaginous skeleton?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

23.

Which class of fish has external fertilization?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

24.

Which class of fish has internal fertilization?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

25.

Which class of fish has to keep swimming to breathe?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

26.

Which class of fish has placoid scales?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

27.

Which class of fish stores lipids in the liver for buoyancy?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

28.

Which class of fish secretes antiseptic mucus to protect themselves from disease?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

29.

Which class of fish stores gases in the swim bladder for buoyancy?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

30.

Which class of fish has heterocercal caudal fins in which the top portion is longer than the bottom?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

31.

Which class of fish has cycloid, ctenoid or ganoid scales?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Both

32.

Why are fish considered important to the oceans?

a)

Major food source; part of most food webs

b)

Recycle nutrients through excretion

c)

Used in medical research

d)

Maintain the health & shape of various ecosystems they inhabit

e)

Control prey populations