Life Science

Chapter 14: Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Most fish __________ are made of bone and can be tooth shaped, diamond shaped, cone shaped, or round.
A)scales
B)fins
C)gills
D)eggs
2.
What system do fish use to sense their environment and detect movement?
A)gas exchange system
B)reproductive system
C)lateral line system
D)blood system
3.
Water taken in through the mouth of a fish passes over the __________, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
A)heart
B)lungs
C)gills
D)swim bladder
4.
In some fish, egg and sperm join inside the female's body. This is called __________.
A)external fertilization
B)internal fertilization
C)spawning
D)hatching
5.
Which one of the following is an example of a jawless fish?
A)shark
B)lamprey
C)sea horse
D)lungfish
6.
Most bony fish have a __________ that allows the fish to adjust its density in response to the density of the surrounding water.
A)lateral line
B)swim bladder
C)lung
D)gill cover
7.
One group of bony fish, the __________, were thought to have been extinct for more than 70 million years.
A)lungfish
B)ray-finned fish
C)lobe-finned fish
D)cartilaginous fish
8.
If you ate a tuna-fish sandwich, what type of fish would you be eating?
A)cartilaginous fish
B)lungfish
C)ray-finned fish
D)jawless fish
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