Download - Unit #8 Quiz #2: 2012-2013
Unit #8 Quiz #2: 2012-2013
Grade:«12th»
Subject:Aquatic Science
Date:«2/28/2013»
1 The tiger shark has which type of caudal fin:
A homocercal
B heterocercal
C dorsal prominent
D ventral prominent
2 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Chimeras
A They are pelagic hunters
B They have 6 teeth that are permanent and used for grinding shelled inverts
C They have only a single gill slit
D They have fewer organs than a shark or a ray.
3 The amplified lateral line on a shark is able to detect changes in water movement up to ___________ away
A 1 meter
B 10 meters away
C 50 meters away
D 100 meters away
4 A spiracle on a sting ray is located
A near the nostrils
B behind the eyes
C in the middle of the back
D directly anterior of the caudal fin/tail
5 Chondrichthyes use which of the following to help with bouyancy.
A oil-filled liver
B gas bladder
C swim bladder
D blubber
6 Which of the following does NOT shed many teeth in its lifetime
A Tiger Shark
B Manta Ray
C Chimera
D Great White Shark
7 The majority of chondrichthyes reproduce through
A oviparity
B viviparity
C cannibalistic vivipary
D placental vivipary
8 "Chondrichthyes" means
A "bone" "fish"
B "aggressive" "fish"
C "cartilage" "fish"
D "hollow" "fish"
9 Which of the following is an analogous structure when considering the oil-filled liver of a chondrichthyes:
A the lateral line in ray-finned fish
B the thick pectoral fins of lobe-finned fish
C the swim/gas bladder of ray-finned fish
D the poisonous spinous dorsal fin of a ray-finned fish
10 Ampullae of Lorenzini detects
A chemicals
B electric fields
C pressure
D temperature changes
11 Which of the following forms of gestation does NOT involve an egg:
A Uterine vivipary
B Oviparity
C Yolk-sac vivipary
D Both B & C
12 Many sharks must constantly move so that they can continually wash oxygenated water over their gills. These sharks have which of the following respiratory systems:
A Two Pump
B Ram Ventilation
C Spiracles
D Lobed Lungs
13 Cetaceans (dolphins/whales) look a lot like chondrichthyes, these similar structures are
A homologous
B evolutionary
C analogous
D caudal fins
14 Chondrichthyes have ______________ scales.
A Placoid
B Ganoid
C cycloid
D ctenoid
15 Which of the following is NOT associated with the visual system of chondrichthyes:
A The visual systems are well developed for hunting at night
B The tapetum lucidum amplifies limited light by reflecting the incoming light throughout the eye
C The nictitating membrane functions as a transparent 3rd eye lid for additional protection & clearing debris
D The Ampullae of Lorenzini assists in the detection oflight particles during times of limitedlight & cloudy water