Biology - Quiz 23 (8.1) Fish

Question 1

animals that regulate their body temperature by external means (s.a.)

Answer 1

cold-blooded

Question 2

process when fish reproduce by laying a large quantity of eggs (s.a.)

Answer 2

spawning

Question 3

fish that give birth to live young (s.a.)

Answer 3

livebearers

Question 4

swamp-dwelling gobies that can survive on land for up to three days (s.a.)

Answer 4

mudskippers

Question 5

hard, movable plate that covers the gills (match)

Answer 5

operculum

Question 6

W-shaped band of muscle (match)

Answer 6

myomere

Question 7

nerve endings that allow fish to sense vibrations and pressure changes (match)

Answer 7

lateral line

Question 8

any of the bony, overlapping plates that protrude from a fish’s skin (match)

Answer 8

scale

Question 9

fish eggs = (match)

Answer 9

roe

Question 10

gas-filled organ that keeps a fish from sinking (match)

Answer 10

swim bladder