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Fish Quiz

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the NOSTRILS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

3.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

4.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the CLASPERS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

NONE

5.

Which of the following is a way that sharks control their buoyancy?

a)

Having a large oily liver

b)

Gulp air

c)

Large pectoral fins

d)

All are correct

6.

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

7.
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
8.

What is the biggest shark alive?

a)

Great White shark

b)

Whale shark

c)

Megaladon

d)

Tiger shark

9.

what does a sharks skin feel like?

a)

Sandpaper

b)

Rocks

c)

soft

d)

dragon scales

10.

What are shark skeletons made of?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Keratin

d)

They Dont have them

11.

What do bony fish have that sharks don't have?

a)

swim bladder

b)

fins

c)

gills

d)

olfactory bulbs

12.

Sharks are closely related to.....

a)

skates and rays

b)

dolphins

c)

invertebrates

d)

reptiles

13.

Some sharks are oviparous. This means they...

a)

lay eggs

b)

give live birth

14.

In 2020, sharks were responsible for more than 10,000 deaths world wide.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Almost half of all shark bites in 2020 were provoked.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Sharks contain a ____________ in their eye, which allows them to reflect light and have excellent __________ vision

a)

tapetum lucidum, night

b)

tapetum lucidum, color

c)

eyelid, color

d)

wingardium leviosa, night

17.

All sharks need to keep swimming or they die.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
The swim bladder of a fish is a sac filled with:
a)
Oil
b)
Gas
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Seminal fluid
19.
Which Phylum do the sharks, skates, rays and bony fish belong to?
a)
Agnatha
b)
Echinodiea
c)
Osteichthyes
d)
Chordate
20.
What kind of scales does a shark have?
a)
Placoid
b)
Ganoid
c)
Ctenoid
d)
Cycloid
21.
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
22.
Where is the heart of a bony fish located
a)
In between the gills
b)
In between the pelvic fins
c)
Posterior to the pectoral fins
d)
Dorsal to the kidney
23.

Which fish is least related to the others?

a)

Shark

b)

Skate

c)

Ray

d)

Tuna

24.

Scientists who study fish.

a)

Fishiologists

b)

Biologists

c)

Ichthylogists

25.

Organ that allows a fish to float at different depths

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Swim bladder

26.

A fish extracts oxygen from the water using ____________

a)

lungs

b)

gills

27.

Fish eat a wide variety of food,including:

a)

plants

b)

insects

c)

animals

d)

all above

28.

This structure is used to detect vibrations in the water.

a)

olfactory sacs

b)

nictitating membrane

c)

lateral line

d)

spiracles

29.

Most fish have what covering their bodies?

a)

Scales

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

d)

Feathers

30.

Are fish vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

31.

#3 is the ______ fin

a)

dorsal

b)

lateral

c)

anterior

d)

bottom

32.

Gills allow fish to:

a)

take water from the air

b)

take oxygen from water

c)

climb trees

33.

Fish that give birth to live young are

a)

oviparous

b)

viviparous

34.
What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
35.
What fin is found at the posterior region of a fish and is responsible for moving the fish forward?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
36.
What fin is found on the back of a fish and is responsible for keeping the fish from rolling from side-to-side?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
37.

Mouth brooding is when a fish

a)

eats their young

b)

protects their young

38.

Roughly how many humans are killed by sharks each year?

a)

4,500

b)

67

c)

5

d)

None

39.

Fish are part of Phylum _____, just like humans.

a)

Chordata

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Holothuridae

40.

The protective coloration of some animals in which "parts normally in shadow are light and those exposed to the sky are dark" is known as: _______________

a)

pigmentation

b)

cruising

c)

covert operations

d)

countershading

41.

Imitating the physical characteristics of another animal is known as:

a)

compression

b)

countershading

c)

mimicry

d)

viviparous

42.

The bones of sharks are made of _________.

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Epithelium

d)

Tendons

43.

Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

a)

salmom

b)

whale

c)

eel

d)

ray

44.

A Sea Horse is a _________.

a)

bony fish

b)

carilaginous fish

c)

jawless fish

d)

not a fish at all

45.

Which of the following is a jawless fish?

a)

eel

b)

sting ray

c)

limpet

d)

hagfish

46.

Lampreys and hagfish lack

a)

teeth

b)

heads

c)

mouths

d)

jaws

47.

The feeding mode of lamprey is considered:

a)

predation

b)

scavenging

c)

parasitism

d)

filter feeding

48.

Which type of fish is the most primitive?

a)

Jawless

b)

Cartilaginous

c)

Bony

d)

Fresh water

49.

Cartilage is different from bone because

a)

It's more flexible

b)

It's lighter

c)

Both answers are correct

50.

The lobes of the caudal fin in most sharks are:

a)

Of equal size

b)

The top lobe is bigger than the bottom

c)

The bottom lobe is bigger than the top

51.

These cartilaginous fish live on the bottom, lack a stinging spine and lay eggs

a)

Sting rays

b)

Electric rays

c)

Manta rays

d)

Skates

52.

Females have a special extension of their pelvic fins called claspers.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The cloaca is a "multi-purpose opening" for solid and liquid waste products as well as reproductive fluids.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Sharks have no swim bladder.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The pointed snout at the anterior end of the shark is called the ___

a)

nose

b)

nostril

c)

spiracle

d)

rostrum

56.

The TOP arrow in the picture refers to the ____ of the shark

a)

nose

b)

nostril

c)

spiracle

d)

rostrum

57.

The dominant structures found in this picture is the ____ of the shark (hint: it is very "oily")

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Brain

c)

Gills

d)

Liver

58.

Sharks have a closed circulatory system (which means blood is pumped by a heart through blood vessels)

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Which characteristic is NOT shared by all sharks?

a)

They are made up of cartilage

b)

They have 5-7 gills slits

c)

They have a loosely-attached lower jaw

d)

All of the above are characteristics of sharks

60.

These are the ____ of the shark.

a)

Lateral lines

b)

Spiracles

c)

Gills

61.

What letter is pointing to the shark's liver?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

62.

Which letter is pointing to the stomach rugae in the shark?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

63.

What letter is pointing to the anterior dorsal fin?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

64.

What letter is pointing to the pectoral fin?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

65.

What letter is pointing to gill slits?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

66.

What letter is pointing to the cloacal opening?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

67.

What letter is pointing to the Ampullae of Lorenzini?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

68.

Which letter is pointing to the nostrils of the shark?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

69.

What letter is pointing to the spinal cord?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

70.
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
71.

When a shark goes into a trance like state, this is called____

a)

tonic immobility

b)

death

c)

napping

d)

meditation

72.

When a shark goes into a trance like state, this is called____

a)

tonic immobility

b)

death

c)

napping

d)

meditation

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