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HSE Zoology
Fish/Shark Review
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Science
10th Grade
11/01/2010

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Term
Examples of superclass Agnatha
Definition
Hagfish, lamprey
Term
Examples of class Chondrichthyes
Definition
Sharks, rays, and skates
Term
Examples of class Osteichthyes
Definition
Bony fish
Term
What are characteristics of both hagfish and lamprey?
Definition
Jawless
eel-like bodies
poikilothermic
no scales or fins
2 champered heart
gills
Term
What fish have no scales and are poikilotherimc?
Definition
hagfish and lamprey
Term
What fish have eel like bodies?
Definition
hagfish and lamprey
Term
How many chambers do the hearts of hagfish and lamprey have?
Definition
2
Term
Do hagfish and lamprey have gills?
Definition
Yes
Term
In what unusual way does the hagfish eat?
Definition
It enters any orifice and eats the organism from the inside out, leaving bones and skin
Term
How does a lamprey feed?
Definition
It latches onto the side of an organism and uses its suction mouth and teeth (teeth cut through scales on side of fish) to absorb body fluid and blood.
Term
Are all lamprey parasitic?
Definition
Technically no, they are not all parasitic – that is only because some freshwater lampreys do not feed as adults, but live on reserves.
Term
What are some economic contributions of members from the class Agnatha?
Definition
lampreys are used as fish bait and are a delicacy in other countries.
Hagfish will damage fish caught in a net or a line.
Term
What are shark dorsal fins used for?
Definition
They keep the shark upright
Term
What are shark caudal fins used for?
Definition
forward thrust
Term
What are shark pectoral and pelvic fins used for?
Definition
for steering
Term
What are shark clasper fins used for?
Definition
for mating
Term
What are the 5 types of shark fins?
Definition
dorsal, caudal, pectoral, pelvic, clasper
Term
How is the sex of a shark determined?
Definition
If there are clasper fins, the specimen is a male.
Term
What was the original function of the spiracle?
Definition
To provide oxygenated blood directly to the eye and brain through a separate blood vessel.
Term
What are some economic contributions of sharks?
Definition
fertilizer, food, hides used for leather and abrasives
Term
What is the function of the cloaca?
Definition
common chamber where kidneys and genitals empty into
Term
Describe a shark's lateral line sense organ.
Definition
sensory system composed of nematocysts which helps detect and locate objects in the water – also used for camouflage
Term
Describe a shark's Ampullae of Lorenzini sense organ.
Definition
gel-filled pores on the face which look like a 5 o’clock shadow. Allows shark to sense bioelectric fields in the water from other animals
Term
What is the name for shark scales?
Definition
placoid scales
Term
Describe a shark's scales.
Definition
Backward pointing – covered by enamel for protection. They look like diamonds or an arrow.
Term
What problems would result if a shark did not have a liver?
Definition
It would not produce the oil that allows them to maintain buoyancy in the water.
Term
What problems would result if a shark did not have a rectal gland?
Definition
It would not be able to regulate the additional salt obtained from food and the water
Term
What is the function of the gall bladder?
Definition
stores bile
Term
What is the function of the pancreas?
Definition
secretes digestive enzymes
Term
Name the membrane of the shark that lines the coelom.
Definition
Peritoneum
Term
Name the membrane of the shark that covers the internal organs
Definition
visceral peritoneum
Term
Name the membrane of the shark that anchors the intestine down
Definition
mesenteries
Term
Dioecious
Definition
male and female sharks
Term
Poikilothermic
Definition
cold-blooded
Term
Oviparous
Definition
egg-producing…lays eggs
Term
Ovoviviparous
Definition
live egg-producing. Egg develops inside the mother but gets no nourishment from the mother
Term
Viviparous
Definition
alive-producing, placental attachment to mother
Term
How do the bodies of saltwater and freshwater fish deal the type of water they live in?
Definition
Osmotic regulation
Term
Name two fish that migrate
Definition
eel and salmon
Term
What is a myomere?
Definition
zig-zag muscles used for locomotion
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