Question 1

The lobe-finned fishes consist of the extinct _____________ and the extant coelacanths.

Accepted Answer

rhipidistians

Question 2

The earliest fishlike vertebrates were a paraphyletic assemblage of agnathans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In North America,both marine and freshwater lampreys spawn in freshwater streams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

At the latest,the early vertebrates branched into the agnathans and the gnathostomes during the Cambrian period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The _________ is composed of vertebrates having eel-like bodies,a biting mouth with two rows of eversible teeth,and numerous slime glands.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ is composed of vertebrates having...

Question 6

The ___________ is composed of vertebrates having placoid scales,a heterocercal caudal fin,a ventral mouth,and a cartilaginous endoskeleton.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________ is composed of vertebrates having...

Question 7

A representative of chondrosteans is

Accepted Answer

A) the gar. 
B) the sturgeon. 
C) the coelacanth. 
D) the bowfin. 
A) the gar. 
B) the sturgeon. 
C) the coelacanth. 
D) the bowfin.

Question 8

The control of the lamprey has been accomplished around the Great Lakes by

Accepted Answer

A) heavy fishing of lampreys. 
B) the disruption of migration routes. 
C) chemicals added to spawning streams. 
D) adding sterilized females to the population. 
A) heavy fishing of lampreys. 
B) the disruption of migration routes. 
C) chemicals added to spawning streams. 
D) adding sterilized females to the population.

Question 9

The chondrosteans are one group of the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ray-finned fishes belong to the class Sarcopterygii.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Unlike other vertebrates,the body fluids of hagfishes are

Accepted Answer

A) strongly hypoosmotic to seawater. 
B) strongly hyperosmotic to seawater. 
C) in osmotic equilibrium with seawater. 
D) none of the above 
A) strongly hypoosmotic to seawater. 
B) strongly hyperosmotic to seawater. 
C) in osmotic equilibrium with seawater. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

One lineage of the neopterygian fishes gave rise to the modern bony fishes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Declines in the salmon population in the northwest of the U.S.have resulted in 25% fewer fish migrating up the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
Multiple Choice Questions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Like a leech,the lamprey secretes _____________ into the wound of its host fish.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Like a leech,the lamprey secretes _____________ into...

Question 15

The coelocanths

Accepted Answer

A) are all extinct. 
B) were found off the coast of South Africa and Indonesia. 
C) are members of the Class Actinopterygii. 
D) form a mud cocoon during the dry seasons. 
A) are all extinct. 
B) were found off the coast of South Africa and Indonesia. 
C) are members of the Class Actinopterygii. 
D) form a mud cocoon during the dry seasons.

Question 16

Despite its name,the ectoparasitic marine lamprey Petromyzon marinus ascends freshwater streams to spawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Fishes such as the Atlantic salmon that spend their adult lives at sea but return to fresh water to spawn are called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fishes such as the Atlantic salmon that...

Question 18

The fisheries of the Great Lakes were brought to almost total collapse in this century by the invasion of the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fisheries of the Great Lakes were...

Question 19

The ampullary organs of Lorenzini are receptors for detecting weak electrical fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The lungfishes

Accepted Answer

A) are all extinct. 
B) do not really have functional lungs. 
C) live only in Australia,Africa,and South America. 
D) are an aberrant branch of the cartilaginous fishes. 
A) are all extinct. 
B) do not really have functional lungs. 
C) live only in Australia,Africa,and South America. 
D) are an aberrant branch of the cartilaginous fishes.

The lobe-finned fishes consist of the extinct _____________ and the extant coelacanths.

The earliest fishlike vertebrates were a paraphyletic assemblage of agnathans.

In North America,both marine and freshwater lampreys spawn in freshwater streams.

At the latest,the early vertebrates branched into the agnathans and the gnathostomes during the Cambrian period.

The _________ is composed of vertebrates having eel-like bodies,a biting mouth with two rows of eversible teeth,and numerous slime glands.

The ___________ is composed of vertebrates having placoid scales,a heterocercal caudal fin,a ventral mouth,and a cartilaginous endoskeleton.

A representative of chondrosteans is

The control of the lamprey has been accomplished around the Great Lakes by

The chondrosteans are one group of the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes.

The ray-finned fishes belong to the class Sarcopterygii.

Unlike other vertebrates,the body fluids of hagfishes are

One lineage of the neopterygian fishes gave rise to the modern bony fishes.

Declines in the salmon population in the northwest of the U.S.have resulted in 25% fewer fish migrating up the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Multiple Choice Questions

Like a leech,the lamprey secretes _____________ into the wound of its host fish.

The coelocanths

Despite its name,the ectoparasitic marine lamprey Petromyzon marinus ascends freshwater streams to spawn.

Fishes such as the Atlantic salmon that spend their adult lives at sea but return to fresh water to spawn are called __________.

The fisheries of the Great Lakes were brought to almost total collapse in this century by the invasion of the __________.

The ampullary organs of Lorenzini are receptors for detecting weak electrical fields.

The lungfishes

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Exam 16: Fishes

The lobe-finned fishes consist of the extinct _____________ and the extant coelacanths.

The earliest fishlike vertebrates were a paraphyletic assemblage of agnathans.

In North America,both marine and freshwater lampreys spawn in freshwater streams.

At the latest,the early vertebrates branched into the agnathans and the gnathostomes during the Cambrian period.

The _________ is composed of vertebrates having eel-like bodies,a biting mouth with two rows of eversible teeth,and numerous slime glands.

The ___________ is composed of vertebrates having placoid scales,a heterocercal caudal fin,a ventral mouth,and a cartilaginous endoskeleton.

A representative of chondrosteans is

The control of the lamprey has been accomplished around the Great Lakes by

The chondrosteans are one group of the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes.

The ray-finned fishes belong to the class Sarcopterygii.

Unlike other vertebrates,the body fluids of hagfishes are

One lineage of the neopterygian fishes gave rise to the modern bony fishes.

Declines in the salmon population in the northwest of the U.S.have resulted in 25% fewer fish migrating up the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Multiple Choice Questions

Like a leech,the lamprey secretes _____________ into the wound of its host fish.

The coelocanths

Despite its name,the ectoparasitic marine lamprey Petromyzon marinus ascends freshwater streams to spawn.

Fishes such as the Atlantic salmon that spend their adult lives at sea but return to fresh water to spawn are called __________.

The fisheries of the Great Lakes were brought to almost total collapse in this century by the invasion of the __________.

The ampullary organs of Lorenzini are receptors for detecting weak electrical fields.

The lungfishes

Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity

Animal Ecology

Animal Architecture

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals

Unicellular Eukaryotes

Sponges: Phylum Porifera

Cnidarians and Ctenophores

Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa: Flatworms, Gastrotrichs, Gnathiferans, and Mesozoans

Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea

Molluscs

Annelids and Allied Taxa

Smaller Ecdysozoans

Arthropods

Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Vertebrate Beginnings: the Chordates

The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Birds

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