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True or false: Atypical fish use gills to obtain oxygen from the water, while at the same time releasing carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes.
True or false: Atypical fish use gills to obtain oxygen from the water, while at the same time releasing carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes.
True (A)
True or false: Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth, with more living species than amphibians, turtles, lizards, birds, and mammals combined.
True or false: Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth, with more living species than amphibians, turtles, lizards, birds, and mammals combined.
True (A)
True or false: All fish species have a preferred temperature above and below which they will experience negative health effects and eventually death.
True or false: All fish species have a preferred temperature above and below which they will experience negative health effects and eventually death.
True (A)
True or false: Some fishes are endothermic (warm-blooded) and have no limbs at all.
True or false: Some fishes are endothermic (warm-blooded) and have no limbs at all.
Which of the following best describes the diversity of fishes mentioned in the text?
Which of the following best describes the diversity of fishes mentioned in the text?
True or false: Fish typically refers to any vertebrate that is not a poikilotherm and has limbs in the form of fins.
True or false: Fish typically refers to any vertebrate that is not a poikilotherm and has limbs in the form of fins.
What is a distinguishing characteristic of atypical fish mentioned in the text?
What is a distinguishing characteristic of atypical fish mentioned in the text?
How are fish species affected by environmental temperature according to the text?
How are fish species affected by environmental temperature according to the text?
Which statement accurately describes the use of gills by typical fish?
Which statement accurately describes the use of gills by typical fish?
What is the function of the swim bladder possessed by atypical fish as mentioned in the text?
What is the function of the swim bladder possessed by atypical fish as mentioned in the text?
