Exam 8: Marine Fishes

Demersal fishes:

Oxygen is carried in the blood of fishes by what protein?

Spiracles are involved in:

Open-water fish have light-colored bellies and dark-colored backs in order to blend into the pelegic environment.This is known as:

Anadromous fishes migrate:

The heart of all fishes has how many chambers?

A group behavior that is much more common in bony fish than cartilaginous fish is:

One of the following is a synonym of spawning by releasing gametes into the environment:

The claspers are structures involved in:

The whale shark feeds on:

Many fish and marine mammals have a protein called myoglobin which helps them store extra oxygen in their:

Because of the greater flexibility of their pectoral fins many bony fish can swim ___________ while sharks cannot.

An example of a catadromous fish:

One of the following is not a characteristic of all chordates:

The group of vertebrates containing the largest number of species is:

One particular feature found in bony fishes but is absent in cartilaginous fishes:

The bright color of many fishes is the result of:

When a particular color pattern allows animals like fishes to blend with their surroundings it is referred to as:

Fishes with a small mouth located at the end of a long,thin "bill" are more likely to feed on:

Which of the following structures do bony fish have that sharks and rays do not?