fish

Question 1

vertebral column

Answer 1

the backbone of the animal

Question 2

neural crest

Answer 2

the part of the head containing a brain

Question 3

fin

Answer 3

thin membrane used for swimming

Question 4

scale

Answer 4

hard chunk that makes up the protective outer layer of fish

Question 5

Operculum

Answer 5

gill cover

Question 6

Atrium

Answer 6

heart chamber

Question 7

Ventricle

Answer 7

hollow cavity in a cavity

Question 8

nephron

Answer 8

something to do with kidneys

Question 9

lateral line

Answer 9

line running down the side of the fish

Question 10

spawning

Answer 10

breeding with fish where the female lays eggs and the males find the eggs

Question 11

swim bladder

Answer 11

the sack of air in a fish that helps them control their depth

Question 12

jawless fish

Answer 12

a fish without a jaw

Question 13

cartilogenous fish

Answer 13

a fish made of cartilage bones and skin

Question 14

bony fish

Answer 14

a fish that contains solid bones

Question 15

bowfin

Answer 15

long and scaley fish with long fins on both sides of it

Question 16

brown bullhead

Answer 16

cartilaginous fish that is part of the catfish family

Question 17

brown trout

Answer 17

trout with colorful spots

Question 18

burbot

Answer 18

also known as eelpout long yellow fish without scales found in deep cold water

Question 19

channel catfish

Answer 19

sand paper like teeth with cartilage skin greyish color

Question 20

common carp

Answer 20

large hard-scaled fish. bottom feeder.

Question 21

crappie

Answer 21

sunfish family with large mouth and black dots.

Question 22

flathead catfish

Answer 22

similar to channel cat but can get much larger and have a flat head

Question 23

lake sturgeon

Answer 23

largest fresh water fish in MN commonly found in rivers. bottom feeder

Question 24

lake trout

Answer 24

trout that gets much larger than brown or rainbow. colored similar to northern pike with yellow dots.

Question 25

largemouth bass

Answer 25

largest member of the sunfish family with the largest mouth to size.

Question 26

long-nose gar

Answer 26

long narrow nose fish with hard scales and black dots running down the body

Question 27

mukellunge

Answer 27

large fish commonly confused with northern. much less common and have a more gray color.

Question 28

northern pike

Answer 28

long cartilaginous fish with sharp pointy teeth.

Question 29

rainbow trout

Answer 29

brownish yellow color with spots and light line running down body.

Question 30

sauger

Answer 30

similar to walleye but have dark spots along the body.

Question 31

sheepshead

Answer 31

also known as fresh water drum

Question 32

smallmouth bass

Answer 32

similar to large mouth but have a flat brown color

Question 33

smelt

Answer 33

boring baitfish

Question 34

sunfish

Answer 34

samll baitfish most common in lakes

Question 35

walleye

Answer 35

large member of the perch family

Question 36

white sucker

Answer 36

look like a carp but longer and skinny

Question 37

yellow bullhead

Answer 37

small catfish with a yellow color

Question 38

yellow perch

Answer 38

small fish with black lines and sharp teeth