Question 1

The gills of bony fishes are covered with a movable flap called the _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The gills of bony fishes are covered...

Question 2

Teleost fishes have a type of tail that is referred to as a _______ tail.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Teleost fishes have a type of tail...

Question 3

Adult eels from both Europe and North America swim enormous distances to spawn at great depth in the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adult eels from both Europe and North...

Question 4

Experiments have shown that homing salmon are guided upstream by the characteristic ________ of the parent stream.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Experiments have shown that homing salmon are...

Question 5

The cartilaginous fishes are believed to have evolved from ancestors having well-developed bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hagfishes

Accepted Answer

A) are entirely freshwater animals. 
B) are parasitic. 
C) belong to the class Cephalaspidomorphi. 
D) are used for leather golf bags and boots. 
A) are entirely freshwater animals. 
B) are parasitic. 
C) belong to the class Cephalaspidomorphi. 
D) are used for leather golf bags and boots.

Question 7

Among the fastest swimmers,tunas swim by

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A) undulating their entire bodies. 
B) flexing their tails alone. 
C) movement of their pectoral and pelvic fins. 
D) all of these 
A) undulating their entire bodies. 
B) flexing their tails alone. 
C) movement of their pectoral and pelvic fins. 
D) all of these

Question 8

The function of the spiracle in the skates and rays is for

Accepted Answer

A) air intake. 
B) water intake. 
C) the reception of bioelectric fields from prey buried in the sea bottom. 
D) the excretion of nitrogenous wastes. 
A) air intake. 
B) water intake. 
C) the reception of bioelectric fields from prey buried in the sea bottom. 
D) the excretion of nitrogenous wastes.

Question 9

The _______ hypothesis suggests that the vertebrae in hagfishes are rudimentary in embryos so vertebrae were present in the common ancestor for all living vertebrates.

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The answer of The _______ hypothesis suggests that the vertebrae...

Question 10

Research by Hasler and others showed olfactory imprinting guiding migrating salmon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The chimaeras

Accepted Answer

A) include representatives called ratfish and rabbitfish. 
B) have an odd mixture of shark-like and bony-fish-like characteristics. 
C) were once much more common than they are now. 
D) all of these 
A) include representatives called ratfish and rabbitfish. 
B) have an odd mixture of shark-like and bony-fish-like characteristics. 
C) were once much more common than they are now. 
D) all of these

Question 12

In the elasmobranchs,the sexes are separate and fertilization is ________.

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The answer of In the elasmobranchs,the sexes are separate and...

Question 13

A lobe-finned fish thought to have been extinct for 70 million years,but discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938,is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A lobe-finned fish thought to have been...

Question 14

The ammocoetes is the larval form of a

Accepted Answer

A) hagfish. 
B) bony fish. 
C) lamprey. 
D) lungfish. 
A) hagfish. 
B) bony fish. 
C) lamprey. 
D) lungfish.

Question 15

Sharks have

Accepted Answer

A) placoid scales. 
B) ctenoid scales. 
C) cycloid scales. 
D) ganoid scales. 
A) placoid scales. 
B) ctenoid scales. 
C) cycloid scales. 
D) ganoid scales.

Question 16

Teleosts have either cycloid or ________ scales.

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The answer of Teleosts have either cycloid or ________ scales....

Question 17

Members of the Chondrichthyes had ancestors with dermal armor,but have a skeleton composed of _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Members of the Chondrichthyes had ancestors with...

The gills of bony fishes are covered with a movable flap called the _________.

Teleost fishes have a type of tail that is referred to as a _______ tail.

Adult eels from both Europe and North America swim enormous distances to spawn at great depth in the __________.

Experiments have shown that homing salmon are guided upstream by the characteristic ________ of the parent stream.

The cartilaginous fishes are believed to have evolved from ancestors having well-developed bone.

Hagfishes

Among the fastest swimmers,tunas swim by

The function of the spiracle in the skates and rays is for

The _______ hypothesis suggests that the vertebrae in hagfishes are rudimentary in embryos so vertebrae were present in the common ancestor for all living vertebrates.

Research by Hasler and others showed olfactory imprinting guiding migrating salmon.

The chimaeras

In the elasmobranchs,the sexes are separate and fertilization is ________.

A lobe-finned fish thought to have been extinct for 70 million years,but discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938,is the _____________.

The ammocoetes is the larval form of a

Sharks have

Teleosts have either cycloid or ________ scales.

Members of the Chondrichthyes had ancestors with dermal armor,but have a skeleton composed of _____________.

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

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Smaller Ecdysozoans

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Exam 16: Fishes

The gills of bony fishes are covered with a movable flap called the _________.

Teleost fishes have a type of tail that is referred to as a _______ tail.

Adult eels from both Europe and North America swim enormous distances to spawn at great depth in the __________.

Experiments have shown that homing salmon are guided upstream by the characteristic ________ of the parent stream.

The cartilaginous fishes are believed to have evolved from ancestors having well-developed bone.

Hagfishes

Among the fastest swimmers,tunas swim by

The function of the spiracle in the skates and rays is for

The _______ hypothesis suggests that the vertebrae in hagfishes are rudimentary in embryos so vertebrae were present in the common ancestor for all living vertebrates.

Research by Hasler and others showed olfactory imprinting guiding migrating salmon.

The chimaeras

In the elasmobranchs,the sexes are separate and fertilization is ________.

A lobe-finned fish thought to have been extinct for 70 million years,but discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938,is the _____________.

The ammocoetes is the larval form of a

Sharks have

Teleosts have either cycloid or ________ scales.

Members of the Chondrichthyes had ancestors with dermal armor,but have a skeleton composed of _____________.

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

Mammals

Filters