1. Ichthyology is the scientific study of:
a) Birds
b) Insects
c) Fish
d) Mammals
Answer: c) Fish
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of fish?
a) Scales
b) Lungs
c) Gills
d) Fins
Answer: b) Lungs
3. What is the scientific study of fish eggs called?
a) Oology
b) Embryology
c) Ichthyology
d) Oviposition
Answer: a) Oology
4. What is the largest class of fish by species count?
a) Chondrichthyes
b) Osteichthyes
c) Agnatha
d) Amphibia
Answer: b) Osteichthyes
5. Which organ do fish primarily use for respiration?
a) Gills
b) Lungs
c) Skin
d) Trachea
Answer: a) Gills
6. What is the study of fish distribution called?
a) Ichthyogeography
b) Ichthyobiology
c) Fishology
d) Ichthyotaxonomy
Answer: a) Ichthyogeography
7. Which of the following is not a type of fish scale?
a) Cycloid
b) Ctenoid
c) Bony
d) Placoid
Answer: c) Bony
8. What is the name of the protective covering that encases fish eggs?
a) Shell
b) Capsule
c) Membrane
d) Sac
Answer: c) Membrane
9. Which of the following is not a type of fish reproduction?
a) Viviparity
b) Oviparity
c) Ovoviviparity
d) Parthenogenesis
Answer: d) Parthenogenesis
10. What is the term for the process of fish shedding their scales?
a) Molt
b) Ecdysis
c) Exuviation
d) Sloughing
Answer: d) Sloughing
11. Which of the following is not a type of fish fin?
a) Dorsal fin
b) Ventral fin
c) Anterior fin
d) Anal fin
Answer: c) Anterior fin
12. What is the function of the lateral line in fish?
a) Smelling
b) Tasting
c) Hearing
d) Sensing vibrations
Answer: d) Sensing vibrations
13. What is the name of the specialized protein found in fish scales?
a) Keratin
b) Collagen
c) Elastin
d) Chitin
Answer: b) Collagen
14. Which of the following is not a type of fish locomotion?
a) Serpentine
b) Serrated
c) Carangiform
d) Oscillatory
Answer: b) Serrated
15. Which of the following is not a type of fish reproduction?
a) Viviparity
b) Oviparity
c) Ovoviviparity
d) Parthenogenesis
Answer: d) Parthenogenesis
16. What is the term for the process of fish absorbing water through their skin?
a) Osmosis
b) Absorption
c) Reabsorption
d) Cutaneous respiration
Answer: a) Osmosis
17. Which of the following is not a type of fish adaptation?
a) Fins
b) Scales
c) Gills
d) Trachea
Answer: d) Trachea
18. What is the primary food source for most adult fish?
a) Plants
b) Insects
c) Small mammals
d) Other fish
Answer: d) Other fish
19. Which of the following is not a type of fish reproduction?
a) Viviparity
b) Oviparity
c) Ovoviviparity
d) Parthenogenesis
Answer: d) Parthenogenesis
20. What is the function of the gas bladder in fish?
a) Buoyancy
b) Respiration
c) Digestion
d) Reproduction
Answer: a) Buoyancy
21. Which of the following is not a type of fish locomotion?
a) Anguilliform
b) Carangiform
c) Ovoviviparity
d) Labriform
Answer: c) Ovoviviparity
22. What is the primary function of fish scales?
a) Protection
b) Sensory perception
c) Thermoregulation
d) Respiration
Answer: a) Protection
23. Which of the following is not a type of fish scale?
a) Cycloid
b) Ctenoid
c) Bony
d) Placoid
Answer: c) Bony
24. What is the term for the process of fish shedding their scales?
a) Molt
b) Ecdysis
c) Exuviation
d) Sloughing
Answer: d) Sloughing
25. Which of the following is not a type of fish fin?
a) Dorsal fin
b) Ventral fin
c) Anterior fin
d) Serrate fin
Answer: d) Serrate fin
26. What is the function of the lateral line in fish?
a) Smelling
b) Tasting
c) Hearing
d) Sensing vibrations
Answer: d) Sensing vibrations
27. What is the term for the process of fish absorbing water through their skin?
a) Osmosis
b) Absorption
c) Reabsorption
d) Cutaneous respiration
Answer: a) Osmosis
28. What is the primary food source for most adult fish?
a) Plants
b) Insects
c) Small mammals
d) Other fish
Answer: d) Other fish
29. Which of the following is not a type of fish adaptation?
a) Fins
b) Scales
c) Gills
d) Trachea
Answer: d) Trachea
30. What is the function of the gas bladder in fish?
a) Buoyancy
b) Respiration
c) Digestion
d) Reproduction
Answer: a) Buoyancy
31. What is the primary function of fish scales?
a) Protection
b) Sensory perception
c) Thermoregulation
d) Respiration
Answer: a) Protection
32. What is the term for the process of fish shedding their scales?
a) Molt
b) Ecdysis
c) Exuviation
d) Sloughing
Answer: d) Sloughing
33. Which of the following is not a type of fish fin?
a) Dorsal fin
b) Ventral fin
c) Anterior fin
d) Serrate fin
Answer: d) Serrate fin
34. What is the function of the lateral line in fish?
a) Smelling
b) Tasting
c) Hearing
d) Sensing vibrations
Answer: d) Sensing vibrations
35. What is the term for the process of fish absorbing water through their skin?
a) Osmosis
b) Absorption
c) Reabsorption
d) Cutaneous respiration
Answer: a) Osmosis
36. What is the primary food source for most adult fish?
a) Plants
b) Insects
c) Small mammals
d) Other fish
Answer: d) Other fish
37. Which of the following is not a type of fish adaptation?
a) Fins
b) Scales
c) Gills
d) Trachea
Answer: d) Trachea
38. What is the function of the gas bladder in fish?
a) Buoyancy
b) Respiration
c) Digestion
d) Reproduction
Answer: a) Buoyancy
39. What is the primary function of fish scales?
a) Protection
b) Sensory perception
c) Thermoregulation
d) Respiration
Answer: a) Protection
40. What is the term for the process of fish shedding their scales?
a) Molt
b) Ecdysis
c) Exuviation
d) Sloughing
Answer: d) Sloughing