Marine Biology: Cartilaginous Fishes

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What is a characteristic of animals?

  • Lacking sensory organs
  • Having a poorly developed nervous system
  • Being warm-blooded
  • Being Poikilotherms (correct)

What sense is especially well-developed in animals?

  • Hearing
  • Taste
  • Sight
  • Smell (correct)

Which of the following is true about the nervous system of animals?

  • It is absent
  • It is poorly developed
  • It is well-developed (correct)
  • It is moderately developed

What type of system do animals have?

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of an animal's sensory organs?

<p>They are well-developed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the other name of the class of general characters, cartilaginous fishes?

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

What type of environment do animals of this class typically inhabit?

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

How many species of this class can be found in freshwater?

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

What type of tissue do the skeletons of this class consist of?

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

What is the general term for animals of this class?

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

What is a characteristic of eyes in cartilaginous fishes?

<p>They are lacking eyelids. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many nostrils do cartilaginous fishes have?

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

What is the primary function of nostrils in cartilaginous fishes?

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

Where are the nostrils located in cartilaginous fishes?

<p>Anterio-ventrally (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of nostrils in cartilaginous fishes?

<p>They are internally closed. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary classification of the dogfish shark?

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

In which type of environment is the dogfish shark typically found?

<p>Mud, Sand, and Rocky Reefs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum depth at which the dogfish shark can be found?

<p>2400 ft (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common predator of the dogfish shark?

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

What is a type of food that the dogfish shark feeds on?

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

What is the typical depth range for most members of the Squalus genus?

<p>200-2000 m (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the habitat of Squalus acanthias?

<p>It is the only one that frequents coastal habitats (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the species that is known to frequent coastal habitats?

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

What is the common characteristic of most Squalus genus members?

<p>They are bathyal and benthopelagic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical habitat of Squalus genus members, excluding Squalus acanthias?

<p>Bathyal and benthopelagic zones (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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