Chordates, Fish, and Amphibians                               Name _________________ Period _____

1.  Fish, frogs, snakes, cats, and birds belong to the ________________ phylum.
          Arthropod          Chordata          Mollusk

2.  An endoskeleton is _______________ the body.
          Inside          Outside

3.  Animals with a backbone are called ________________.
          Invertebrates          Vertebrates 

4.  Fish take in oxygen from water through _______________.
          Fins          Gills          Scales

5.  An amphibian skin must remain moist in order to _______________.
         Breathe          Eat          Move  

6.  A newly hatched frog is called a ______________.
          Adult          Tadpole          Toad

7.  Most fish reproduce by ____________________.
          External Fertilization           Internal Fertilization          Regeneration

8.  In vertebrates, the backbone protects the _______________.
          Heart          Lungs          Spinal Cord

9.  A tadpole breathes with _______________ under water? 
          Fins               Gills          Lungs

10. The most primitive fish are the _________________ fish.
          Bony         Cartlaginous          Jawless

11. Which of these is a cartilaginous  fish?
          Lamprey           Shark          Tuna

12. Frogs and toads attract their mates by _________________________. 
          Giving off smells          Jumping          Making noises                             

13. Salamanders and newts are _______________.
          Amphibians          Bony fish          Jawless fish

14. The _______________ allows a fish to float at any water level.
          Fins            Lateral line          Swim bladder

15. The word amphibian means __________________.
          Double life          Jointed legs          Spiny skin

16. Unlike frogs, salamanders have _______________.
          Fangs          Fins          Tails


17. Jawless fish include the ____________________.
          Lampreys & Hagfish           Lampreys & Skates          Skates & Rays

18. Fish and Amphibians are ______________-blooded.
          Cold          Hot          Warm

19. The skeleton of a shark is made of ________________.
          Bone          Cartilage           Scales

20. A fish senses around it by using its _________________.
          Fins          Lateral Line         Scales

21. Frogs and toads go into a winter sleep called _______________.
          Fertilization          Hibernation          Metamorphosis

22. If you found an amphibian with smooth, moist skin, you know it isn't a _______________.
          Frog          Salamander         Toad

23. Salamander eggs are laid _______________.
          Anywhere          In water           On land

24. Fish and amphibian eggs have __________ shells.
         Hard          No            Soft

25. A tadpole first breathes with ______________.
        Gills           Its skin          Lungs

26. The changes a frog goes through from egg to adult frog is called _______________.
          Fertilization          Hibernation          Metamorphosis   

27. During the early stages amphibians can live __________________.
          In water          On Land         In water and on land

28. Frogs lay their eggs in the _______________.
          Spring          Summer           Fall          Winter 

 29. Toads have ___________________ skin.
          Dry, bumpy          Smooth, moist

 30. Some sharks lay eggs.  Their egg case is called a ___________________.
          Jelly-like mass          Mermaid's purse          Shark pod

31. Baby sharks are called _____________.
          Fry           Pups          Sharklings  

32. Tadpoles are _______________.
           Carnivores           Herbivores           Omnivores

33. Frogs are ________________. 
           Carnivores           Herbivores           Omnivores

 

34-39. Name the 3 groups of fish and an example for each.
         

Fish group                    Example                      
   
   
   

40-42. Name the 3 groups of amphibians 
    

            3 Groups of Amphibians                      
 
 
 


43. Name one way a fish and a frog are alike.


44. Name one way a fish and a frog are different.


45. Name one way a frog and a salamander are alike.


46. Name one way a frog and a salamander are different.


47-48. Tell me 2 ways to tell if a frog is a male or female.




49-59. Label the parts of this fish.

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