FISH from Eyewitness Video  Name_____________ Period __

1.  The ____________________ is the "King of  Fish."
          Trout     Salmon     Goldfish

2.  500 million years ago all fish were ________________________ fish.
         Jawless     Cartiliaginous     Bony

3.  The most famous fish fossil belongs to the __________________.
        Coelacanth     Loch Ness Monster     Little Mermaid

3.  Salmon groups are called ___________________ or schools.
          Flocks     Herds     Shoals

4.  There are ___________________ species of fish.
         10,000     20,000     30,000

5.  The Ocean Sunfish can lay __________ million eggs at one time
         100           200          300

6.  Most fish swim with a _____ wriggle.
          X             S              Z

7.  The biggest fish is the ____________________
         Whale Shark     Swordfish     Blue Whale

8.  The ____________________ is faster than any land animal.
         Great White Shark        Sailfish        Dolphin

9.  Fish can be divided into two groups, __________________________________.
          Fresh and Salt Water           Scales and No Scales      Colorful and not colorful

10. The ____________________ has the most deadly spines of any fish.
          Porcupine Fish     Scorpion Fish     Tarantula Fish

11. To protect itself, the ___________________ increases the size of its body.
          Sailfish     Scorpion Fish     Puffer Fish

12. Fish will fight for ____________________
          Food     Mates     Territory

13. The Ice Fish does not have ____________________
          Blood     Eyes     Scales

14. Salmon are pink because they have eaten __________________
         Algae     Fish Eggs     Shrimp

15. With a stream of water, the Archer Fish knocked a ________________ off a plant.
         Beetle     Dragonfly     Fly

16. The Gobi fish's tunnel is dug by a ___________________
         Crab     Eel     Shrimp     

17. The most expensive food in the world, _____________________,  is provided by a sturgeon.
         Beluga Cavier     Fish Sticks     Sturgeon Steaks    

18. Salmon find their stream by ______________________
         Sense of smell     Migration     the taste of the water

19. Of the 3000-5000 eggs laid by a salmon only __________ will grow, leave and return to lay  eggs.
         1-2         10-20         100-200

20.  True or False     There are no known colors that are not on the body of a fish.

21.  True or False     All fish have scales.

22.  True or False     Many fish have great eyesight.

23.  True or False     Male seahorses fertilize and take care of the eggs.

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