Feeding Digestion, and Excretion

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What is the major vertebrate innovation related to feeding in fishes?

  • Epibranchial organ
  • Pharyngeal Mill
  • Gill rakers
  • Jaws (correct)

Which type of fishes are selective and eat only plants?

  • Omnivores
  • Detritivores
  • Grazers
  • Herbivores (correct)

What do detritivores feed on?

  • Other animals
  • Decomposing organic plant matter (correct)
  • Zooplankton
  • Sediments

What is the primary food source for omnivores?

<p>Animal matter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do carnivorous fishes primarily eat?

<p>Other animals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of prey capture by suction, ram, and manipulation called?

<p>Food capture + processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is responsible for grinding food in the pharynx through mechanical, not chemical, digestion?

<p>Pharyngeal Mill (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of gill rakers in fish feeding habits?

<p>Filtering sediments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between browsers and grazers in fish feeding habits?

<p>Selective vs less selective eating (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes feed on decomposing organic plant matter?

<p>Detritivores (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common feeding habit among fishes?

<p>Omnivory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for herbivorous fishes?

<p>Plant matter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the gut in fish after the ingestion of food?

<p>Digestion - breaking down food into small, simple molecules involving the use of acid and enzymes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of fishes are stomachless (agastric) according to the text?

<p>Cyprinids (carps) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main site of excretion for ammonia in fish?

<p>Gill (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary nitrogenous waste excretion method for fish that involves direct diffusion and no additional energetic cost?

<p>Ammoniotelism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes have a high relative intestinal length (RIL) and are likely to consume detritus and algae?

<p>Ancistrus (Herbivore) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the spiral intestine in fish?

<p>Increasing absorptive surface area (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organ is responsible for the secretion of digestive enzymes in fish?

<p>Pancreas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the stomach in fish?

<p>Start of digestion and aiding in the breakdown of protein (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes are ureotelic and excrete ammonia detoxified as urea, despite it being energetically costly?

<p>Elasmobranchs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method of excreting nitrogenous waste for fish that involves ammonia production from protein catabolism?

<p>Ammoniotelic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the gut in fish after the ingestion of food?

<p>Digestion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of fishes are stomachless (agastric) according to the text?

<p>Cyprinids (carps) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the pyloric caecum in fish digestive physiology?

<p>Optimizing absorptive surface area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of fishes are ureotelic and excrete ammonia detoxified as urea, despite it being energetically costly?

<p>Lake Magadi tilapia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main site of excretion for ammonia in fish?

<p>Gill (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary nitrogenous waste excretion method for fish that involves direct diffusion and no additional energetic cost?

<p>Ammoniotelism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for omnivorous fishes?

<p>Both plants and animals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method of excreting nitrogenous waste for fish that involves ammonia production from protein catabolism?

<p>Ammoniotelism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for herbivorous fishes?

<p>Algae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the spiral intestine in fish?

<p>Increasing absorptive surface area (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between browsers and grazers in fish feeding habits?

<p>Type of food consumed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes have a high relative intestinal length (RIL) and are likely to consume detritus and algae?

<p>Herbivores (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major vertebrate innovation related to feeding in fishes?

<p>Suction feeding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the gut in fish after the ingestion of food?

<p>Digestion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method of prey capture used by fishes?

<p>Suction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organ is responsible for grinding food in the pharynx through mechanical, not chemical, digestion?

<p>Pharyngeal mill (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary nitrogenous waste excretion method for fish that involves direct diffusion and no additional energetic cost?

<p>Ammoniotelism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for detritivorous fishes?

<p>Decomposing organic plant matter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of gill rakers in fish feeding habits?

<p>Filter feeding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes are selective and eat only plants?

<p>Browsers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the spiral intestine in fish?

<p>Nutrient absorption (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fishes have a high relative intestinal length (RIL) and are likely to consume detritus and algae?

<p>Detritivores (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for omnivorous fishes?

<p>Both animal and plant matter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the gut in fish after the ingestion of food?

<p>Nutrient absorption (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major vertebrate innovation related to feeding in fishes?

<p>Jaws (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the epibranchial organ in fish feeding habits?

<p>Filter feeding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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