Fish Characteristics Assessment

Fish are aquatic animals because they live

• in bodies of water

• on land

• in a tank

Fish are able to survive under water because of their

Fish are able to swim around because of their

• gills

• scales

• fins

Fish have a spine, which makes them invertebrates.

• True

• False

What helps fish swim around in water and protects them?

Fish are able to lay many eggs at once.

• True, fish can lay over 100 eggs at once.

• False, fish can only lay one egg at once.

Fish are not able to be pets.

Jellyfish are vertebrates because they are fish.

• True

• False

What do gills do for fish?

FIsh are

• Cold-blooded

• Warm-blooded

• Neither

• Both