Bony Fish - PRACTICE QUIZIZZ

What is one function of fish bones?

• To make the fish heavier

• To help the fish float

• To provide protection and support

• To change the fish's color

How many species of bony fish are there?

• 10,000

• 27,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

What are the two groups of bony fish?

• Cartilaginous and jawless

• Ray-finned and lobe-finned

• Freshwater and saltwater

• Small and large

Which type of fish has fins that resemble stump-like appendages?

• Ray-finned fish

• Lobe-finned fish

• Cartilaginous fish

• Jawless fish

Which type of fish is more closely related to early amphibians?

• Ray-finned fish

• Lobe-finned fish

• Cartilaginous fish

• Jawless fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the benefit of having a body covered with scales and mucus?

• Faster swimming

• Harder to catch

• Protection from infection

• Increases hydrodynamic efficiency

Which of the following are types of living lobe-finned fish?

• Sharks and rays

• Coelacanths and lungfish

• Salmon and trout

• Goldfish and carp

This is the largest and most diverse class in the Subphylum Vertebrata.

• Agnatha

• Chondrichthyes

• Chordata

• Osteichthyes

What group do I belong to?

• ray-finned fish

• lobe-finned fish

Bony fish are categorized by which of he following traits?

• swim bladder

• operculum (cover) over their gills

• bony skeleton

• cartilaginous skeleton

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2