Life Science

Chapter 14: Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles

Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles

1.
One group of bony fish, the __________, were thought to have been extinct for more than 70 million years.
A)lobe-finned fish
B)cartilaginous fish
C)ray-finned fish
D)lungfish
2.
Which one of the following is an example of a jawless fish?
A)sea horse
B)lamprey
C)shark
D)lungfish
3.
Which animals are ectothems with thick, dry, waterproof skin?
A)amphibians
B)vertebrates
C)bony fish
D)reptiles
4.
Why might a farmer like to see snakes in a barn where grain is stored?
A)Snakes eat rats and mice.
B)Snakes eat grain.
C)Snake eggs are good to eat.
D)Snakes are biological indicators.
5.
If you ate a tuna-fish sandwich, what type of fish would you be eating?
A)cartilaginous fish
B)lungfish
C)ray-finned fish
D)jawless fish
6.
How would you expect the internal body temperature of an animal that is an endotherm to change on a cold winter day?
A)Its temperature should go up.
B)Its temperature should go down.
C)Its body temperature should be 0ºC.
D)Its temperature should not change much.
7.
Snakes can swallow their prey whole because they have __________.
A)venom
B)internal fertilization
C)the ability to constrict
D)a special joint in their jaw
8.
In chordates called vertebrates, backbones partly or entirely replace the __________.
A)postanal tail
B)gill slits
C)nerve cord
D)notochord
9.
Which one of the following organisms is an amphibian?
A)snake
B)turtle
C)lizard
D)salamander
10.
Water taken in through the mouth of a fish passes over the __________, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
A)gills
B)heart
C)lungs
D)swim bladder
11.
What system do fish use to sense their environment and detect movement?
A)blood system
B)reproductive system
C)gas exchange system
D)lateral line system
12.
Because of their unique way of life, amphibians are considered to be __________ indicators.
A)erosion
B)pollutant
C)biological
D)fossil
13.
Which group of vertebrates probably evolved from small, soft-bodied, filter feeders similar to present-day lancelets?
A)fish
B)amphibians
C)reptiles
D)chordates
14.
Most reptiles have a __________ heart.
A)two-chambered
B)four-chambered
C)one-chambered
D)three-chambered
15.
The word __________ comes from the Greek word that means "double life."
A)reptile
B)amphibian
C)vertebrate
D)chordate
16.
Most fish __________ are made of bone and can be tooth shaped, diamond shaped, cone shaped, or round.
A)eggs
B)scales
C)gills
D)fins
17.
Most bony fish have a __________ that allows the fish to adjust its density in response to the density of the surrounding water.
A)gill cover
B)lateral line
C)swim bladder
D)lung
18.
Which one of the following reptiles gives the most care to its young?
A)crocodiles
B)lizards
C)turtles
D)snakes
19.
What structures are found in the chest cavity of amphibians and used for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
A)swim bladders
B)lungs
C)three-chambered hearts
D)gills
20.
Metamorphosis is a part of what process in amphibians?
A)respiration
B)reproduction
C)circulation
D)development
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