Physical Characteristics
What feature do fish not have on their eyes?
Eyelids
True or False. Most fish live in fresh water habitats.
False.
True or False. Most fish are warm-blooded.
False. Most fish are cold-blooded, and their internal temperature changes with the environment.
False. Aquatic animals live or grow in water.
Where can you find the definition to a bold print word?
The Glossary.
True or False. Fish are vertebrates.
True. Fish have backbones.
True or False. Freshwater fish can be found in many lakes, rivers, and streams.
True. Those are all bodies of freshwater.
True or False. Fish are the largest group of vertebrates on earth?
True.
All animals breathe which colorless gas in order to stay alive?
Oxygen.
What is the text underneath a picture called, and what does it do?
Caption; Tells what the picture is about.
1. To move them forward. 2. To keep themselves balanced. 3. To steer them while they swim.
True or False. The Dead Sea is home to a large variety of fish.
False. The Dead Sea is very salty and not a suitable habitat for fish.
Herbivores are animals that eat only other plants.
True. Herbivores eat only plants.
Definition: To travel back and forth from place to place, usually to reproduce or find more food sources.
Migrate.
The heading is found at the beginning of a book and tells you what page each section begins on.
Fasle. Headings are the large print titles above a section of text.
What is the one known fish that can breathe outside of water?
The Lungfish.
True or False. Nearly three-quarters of the earth's surface is covered by land features.
False. 75% of the earth is covered in water.
True or False. Because sharks give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs, they are not categorized as fish.
False. Sharks share more characteristics with fish than not.
True or False: Taxonomy is the science of studying fish.
False. Taxonomy is the science of classifying animals.
The section at the beginning of a book that tells you what page to find different chapters or sections.
Table of Contents.
Bony fish have a swim bladder to help them what?
Float.
False. Salmon are born in freshwater and then swim to sea as adults.
Fish are classified into three categories: jawless fish, cartilaginous fish (sharks), and what?
Bony fish.
After a tiny fish hatches from its egg, its called a what?
Larvae.
True or False. An illustration is a drawing or graphic and not a real photo.
True. Illustrations are not real photos.