fish Flashcards

1
Q

having 33 vertebrae allows to move.

A

vertebral Column

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2
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A Transient embryonic structures in vertebrates.

A

Neural Crest

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3
Q

Appendage that allows fish to move and swim around.

A

Fin

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4
Q

a protective piece of a fishes outer body to keep it slick in water.

A

scale

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5
Q

Other name for the gill plate.

A

Operculum

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6
Q

Upper cavities in heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.

A

atrium

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7
Q

hollow part or cavity in an organ

A

ventricle

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8
Q

Each of the functional units in the kidney

A

Nephron

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9
Q

a group of sense organs located in the head and along the body.

A

lateral lines

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10
Q

The time where females lay eggs and males fertalize them.

A

spawning

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11
Q

Controls the fishes buoyancy to move throughout the water column

A

swim bladder

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12
Q

a fish with no jaw

A

jawless fish

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13
Q

Fish without bones and have a blank replacement for bones

A

cartilaginous fish

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14
Q

a feet that is made up of bones

A

Bony fish

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15
Q

has circle at bottom of the rear tail yellow in color

A

Dogfish

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16
Q

Brown with 6 whiskers

A

Brown Bullhead

17
Q

Member of the trout family with black spots around its body.

A

Brown Trout

18
Q

slimy green and brown bottom feeder .

A

Eelpout

19
Q

cut tail in shape of a C

A

channel cat

20
Q

big perky lips yellow in color.

A

common carp

21
Q

about the size of your hand with black spots

A

Crappie

22
Q

Like the channel cat but has a strait tail fin

A

Flathead Cat

23
Q

Big long gray fish with armor looking shell on its back.

A

Lake sturgeon

24
Q

Dark gray in color with silver under body and spots

A

lake trout

25
Q

Green with black lateral line mouth point behind eyes.

A

large mouth bass

26
Q

normal fish with a 1 foot skinny nose about 2 inches in diameter.

A

Long nose gar

27
Q

yellow green color with verticle lines along the body.

A

musky

28
Q

black top and some white spot lines going horizontal.

A

Northern Pike

29
Q

colors like a rainbow.

A

rainbow trout

30
Q

similar to the walleye with out the white spot by tail

A

sauger

31
Q

big hump on its back

A

sheepshead

32
Q

small mouth end before the mouth

A

small mouth bass

33
Q

tiny little bait fish

A

smelt

34
Q

size of your hand with yellow orange and green colors.

A

sunfish

35
Q

green with white spot on the tip of the tail

A

walleye

36
Q

big white bottom feeder sucking mouth

A

white sucker

37
Q

like brown bull head but more yellow in color.

A

yellow bullhead

38
Q

like the walleye and sauger but smaller and more yellow.

A

yellow perch