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Classes and Orders
Anatomical Structures
Feeding and Breeding
Defensive Strategies
Miscellaneous
100
Lamprey and Hagfish belong to the class, Agnatha. What characteristic do these fish possess which is also the meaning of the word, Agnatha?
Jawless
100
What is the name of the structure in fish that support the gills and are made of a boney type material?
Gill Rakers
100
What is the name of the biggest known fish that is a filter feeder?
Whale Shark
100
Explain the defensive strategy of a puffer fish.
A puffer fish swells up when attacked so another fish will either think it is too big to eat or it will be too big to eat or swallow all at once.
100
In order to obtain the furthest distance what angle to frogs innately jump? What angle do salamander legs extend from their bodies?
45 degree angle for frogs 90 degree angle for salamanders
200
What is the meaning of the word Chondrichthyes?
Cartilage Fish
200
What is the name of the structure in amphibians that stores bile and is under the liver?
Gall Bladder
200
What is the difference between the attachment of the tongues in fish and frogs and the difference in how they use their tongues?
In fish the tongue is attached at the back and in frogs the tongue is attached at the front - the difference for frogs is that the tongue flips out to grab prey and bring it back into the mouth to swallow.
200
What is reason that frogs and fish are brilliantly colored?
Frogs and fish are brilliant colors to warn predators of their poison.
200
What is a sea purse or a mermaid's purse?
The eggshell of a shark, skate or ray.
300
What is the name of the class that contains boney fish?
Osteichthyes
300
What is the name of the structure in fish and amphibians that functions in hearing and is named the eardrum in humans?
Tympanic Membrane
300
What is unique about reproduction in sea horses?
The male seahorse receives the eggs from the female and holds the babies in a pouch until the are ready to be born.
300
What is the defensive strategy for a clownfish?
Clownfish are striped orange and white as camouflage. They hide around sea anemones - the clownfish is protected by the stingers of the anemone from attack by other fish but the anemone does not "see" the clownfish to sting it.
300
What three things must change in the metamorphosis of a tadpole to a frog?
Gills become lungs. Fins become legs. Two-chambered heart becomes three-chambered heart.
400
Name a type of organism that belongs in the order, Anura.
Frogs or Toads
400
What is the name of the structure in fish that is located between the stomach and intestine and assists in digestion?
Pyloric Caeca
400
What is one advantage for internal fertilization and one advantage of external fertilization for fish and amphibians?
Internal fertilization - organisms do not have to produce as many offspring - better protection. External fertilization - it is easy and the parents do not have to spend time caring for young.
400
What is countershading in fish and frogs and how does it protect the organisms?
Fish and frogs are dark on the dorsal-top so they blend in with the vegetation or if in water when looking down into water you see dark. They are lightly colored on the ventral-underside so that in water when organisms look up at them they will only see light like the sun.
400
How does the swim bladder function in comparison to the lateral line for fish?
The swim bladder can pick up vibrations for a fish but mostly fills up with air to go up in the water or let air out to go down in the water. The lateral line is a series of openings connected to nerves that helps them detect their surroundings.
500
What is the name of the order in which the legless caecilians belong?
Apoda
500
What are the names of the chambers of the amphibian heart?
Left and Right Auricles and the Ventricle
500
What is name of the structure in amphibians that is the exit point from the body of the excretory, digestive and reproductive system products.
Cloaca
500
What is the name of the "third" eyelid in frogs and fish that protects their eyes?
Nictitating Membrane
500
What is the name of the organism that is thought to be connected to both the fish and amphibians and why?
Lobefinned Fish - It lives in the water but has air sacs that allow it to "breathe" when on land and also has fins that are more like the limbs of amphibians that allow it to crawl on the earth.