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Lab 2 Flashcards

1
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Types of scales

A
  1. ctenoid
  2. cycloid
  3. ganoid
  4. placoid
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2
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what type of scales do bass have?

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ctenoid

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3
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what type of scales do salmon have?

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cycloid

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4
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what types of scales do gar have?

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ganoid

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5
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what types of scaled do sharks have?

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placoid

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6
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on an organism, UP is…

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dorsal

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7
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on an organism, DOWN is…

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ventral

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8
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on an organism, towards the head is…

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anterior

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9
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on an organism, towards the tail is…

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posterior

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10
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what is the operculum?

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the bony flap that covers the gill chamber

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11
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What are the 4 body types we have discussed?

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  1. fusiform
  2. compressiform
  3. depressiform
  4. anguilliform
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12
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a flounder is…

A

compressiform

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13
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describe the fusiform body shape…

A

football shaped

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14
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describe the depressiform body shape

A

dorsal ventrally flattened

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15
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describe the compressiform body shape

A

flattened from side to side

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16
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a homocercal tail is…

A

symmetrical

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17
Q

a heterocercal tail is…

A

asymmetrical

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18
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what are the four types of mouths?

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  1. inferior
  2. subterminal
  3. terminal
  4. superior
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19
Q

a fish runs into a wall and hits his nose, his mouth is…

A

subterminal

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20
Q

a fish runs into a wall and hits his mouth, his mouth is…

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terminal

21
Q

a fish runs into a wall and hits his chin, his mouth is…

A

superior

22
Q

a fish runs into a wall and hits his chin, his mouth is…

A

superior

23
Q

what are the pelvic fin positions?

A
  1. Abdominal Pelvic Fin Position
  2. Thoracic Pelvic Fin Position
  3. Jugular Pelvic Fin Position
24
Q

whats more common, homocercal or heterocercal tails?

A

heterocercal

25
Q

which pelvic fin position is most common?

A

the abdominal pelvic fin position

26
Q

which pelvic fin position is most common?

A

the abdominal pelvic fin position

27
Q

describe the abdominal pelvic fin position

A

both fins are attached horizontally (even with eachother)

28
Q

describe the thoracic pelvic fin position

A

the pectoral fin is above and anterior to the pelvic fin

29
Q

describe the jugular pelvic fin position

A

the pectoral fin is above but posterior to the pelvic fin

30
Q

what are the dorsal fin positions?

A
  1. Single Dorsal Fin
  2. Double Dorsal Fin (Continuous)
  3. Double Dorsal Fin (Separate)
31
Q

Describe the Single Dorsal Fin

A

soft fins only! this is the most ancestral

32
Q

Describe the CONTINUOUS double dorsal fin

A

there is one soft and one spiny portion but the fin is continuous

33
Q

Describe the SEPARATE double dorsal fin

A

there is a separate soft and spiny portion

34
Q

What is the difference between stripes and bars?

A

stripes are horizontal and bars are vertical

35
Q

In this lab we are looking at the BONY FISH, also known as…

A

Superclass Osteichthyes

36
Q

In this lab we looked at the Class ___________, which are the ________________.

A

Class Actinopterygii – the rayfinned fish

37
Q

In this lab, the outlier organism was __________. What Subclass and Order was it in?

A

the Shovelnose Sturgeon is in Subclass Chondrostei, Order Acipenseriformes.

38
Q

Order Acipenseriformes

A

the cartilaginous ray-finned fished

39
Q

Other than the Shovelnose Sturgeon, all organisms in this lab were in which subclass?

A

Subclass Neopterygii – the modern ray-finned fishes

40
Q

In Subclass Neopterygii, there are two Infraclasses. What are they?

A
  1. Infraclass Holostei

2. Infraclass Teleostei

41
Q

The Infraclass Holostei is…

A

the bowfins and gars

42
Q

Order Amiiformes are…

A

bowfins

43
Q

Order Lepisosteiformes are…

A

gars. THE LONGNOSE GAR.

44
Q

What are the superorders in Infraclass Teleostei?

A
  1. Superorder Elopomorpha
  2. Superorder Clupeomorpha
  3. Superorder Ostariophysi
  4. Superorder Protacanthopterygii
  5. Superorder Paracanthopterygii
45
Q

What organisms are in Superorder Elopomorpha?

A
  1. Ladyfish

2. Blackedge Moray

46
Q

What organism is in Superorder Clupeomorpha?

A

Scaled Sardine

47
Q

What organism(s) is in Superorder Ostariophysi? Include their Order!

A
  1. Golden Shiner (order cypriniformes)

2. Hardhead Catfish (Order Siluriformes)

48
Q

What organism is in Superorder Protacanthopterygii? Include the order!

A

The Chain/Redfin Pickerel (Order Esociformes)

49
Q

What organism is in Superorder Paracanthopterygii?

A

The Gulf Toadfish

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