Glencoe Biology

Chapter 28: Fishes and Amphibians

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
Fishes and amphibians have a (an) ____ and specialized nerve cells.
A)exoskeleton
B)ventral nerve cord
C)pseudopod
D)vertebral column
2
What is being formed in this illustration?

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A)ectoderm
B)notochord
C)mesoderm
D)neural crest
3
Flat structures on the skin of most fishes are called ____.
A)enamels
B)scales
C)chitins
D)exoderms
4
What crucial function do the folded lamellae in gills serve?
A)close the gill
B)decrease oxygen absorption
C)increase oxygen absorption
D)push water out of gill
5
Which statement is true based on this information?

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A)No fishes have lungs.
B)All fishes have lungs.
C)All fishes have jaws.
D)Vertebrae evolved in fishes before lungs.
6
Sharks have skeletons made of ____.
A)bone
B)cartilage
C)nerve cells
D)enamal
7
What class are ray-finned fishes and lobe-finned fishes in?
A)Osteichthyes
B)coelacanths
C)Chondrichthyes
D)lampreys
8
A hagfish is an ancient ____ fish.
A)bony
B)ray-finned
C)jawless
D)lunged
9
How have dams hindered salmon populations?
A)prevent migration to fresh water
B)forced salmon to migrate
C)increase salmon spawning
D)increase population in streams
10
This cladogram shows an interpretation of fish phylogeny. Which statement is not true?

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A)Jaw development is an evolutionary feature.
B)Ancestral fish had jaws.
C)Ray-finned fishes have bony skeletons.
D)Fish evolved before tetrapods.
11
Where do amphibian larvae exchange gases?
A)mouth
B)lungs
C)skin and gills
D)eyes
12
What is the structure labeled here used for?

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A)hearing
B)chemical sensor
C)respiration
D)secreting toxins
13
Which of these is not likely a factor in the decline of an amphibian population?
A)drought
B)habitat destruction
C)increased temperature
D)increased rainfall
14
What can be concluded based on this cladogram?

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A)Tetrapods have no evolutionary relation to fish.
B)Tetrapods evolved from lobe-finned fish.
C)Amphibians have no tetrapod ancestors.
D)Amphibians do not have endoskeletons.
15
Which of these is not a significant difference of land habitats as opposed to water habitats?
A)gravity
B)oxygen exchange
C)heterotrophic organisms
D)heat exchange
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