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1. A culture system where two or more agricultural commodities are simultaneously grown in a certain
area
a. polyculture
b. multi-stock
c. integrated farming
d. multi-cropping
2. This is the best way to maintain the water quality for fish production
a. aeration
b. water exchange
c. biofiltration
d. recirculation
3. It is the heart of a successful fish culture
a. feeding
b. water management
c. water quality management
d. water quality
4. This is an inverted mosquito net used to hold fish
a. hapa
b. net
c. net cage
d. pen
5. Method of feeding fish with excess amount
a. hand feeding
b. ad libitum feeding
c. feeding into satiation
d. restricted feeding
6. It is the rearing of fish
a. fishery
b. fisheries
c. fish propagation
d. fish culture
7. This is the process of eating and being eaten
a. food pyramid
b. food web
c. food chain
d. food cycle
8. This is a culture system with two or more compatible fish species in a culture container
a. polyculture
b. multi-stock
c. integrated farming
d. multi-cropping
9. It is a management technique done by choosing species of fish to grow
a. partial stocking
b. selective stocking
c. multi-stocking
d. monosex
10. This is the biomass a body of water can support
a. standing crop

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b. biogenic capacity
c. carrying capacity
d. critical standing crop
11. This is a culture system called all in all out culture system
a. monoculture
b. polyculture
c. partial harvest
d. monoharvest
12. Percentage of energy loss in every step of the food chain
a. 90%
b. 80%
c. 10%
d. 50%
13. This is the most desired fish food
a. plankton
b. phytoplankton
c. microscopic organism
d. zooplankton
14. This is the limiting nutrient in fish culture
a. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen
c. phosphorus
d. oxygen
15. The main goal of aquaculture development is
a. food security
b. food production
c. food availability
d. increase fish catch
16. This is the position of the organism in the food chain
a. herbivore
b. trophic level
c. 1st degree consumer
d. ultimate consumer
17. This is the main source of energy of fish and organic matter
a. sunlight
b. solar radiation
c. photoperiod
d. aquatic plants
18. This is one of the reasons why there is variability of growth rate
a. hierarchy of feeding
b. traits
c. seeking for food
d. individual
19. Bighead carp is scientifically named
a. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
b. Ctenopharyngodon idella
c. Aristichthys nobilis
d. Cyprinus carpio

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20. This is the prime commodity of our country from freshwater

a. bangus
b. tilapia
c. carps
d. catfish
21. When an ecosystem is limited by biota, this is the system that could be practiced
a. polyculture
b. cage culture
c. monoculture
d. pen culture
22. The harvesting method you have to follow if you practice varied sizes of fish stocking
a. selective harvesting
b. partial harvesting
c. mono harvest
d. poly-harvest
23. The harvesting method you have to follow if you practice varied sizes of fish stocking
a. selective harvesting
b. partial harvesting
c. mono harvest
d. poly-harvest
24. This is a type of fish that directly feed on aquatic plants
a. strainer
b. sucker
c. predator
d. grazer
25. The is the gain in weight by fish
a. absolute growth
b. specific growth
c. relative growth
d. potential growth
26. The weight increase of fish in a day is termed
a. average growth rate
b. average weight
c. average weight gain
d. average daily weight
27. Small fish has higher of this growth rate than large fish
a. specific growth
b. absolute growth
c. optimum growth
d. relative growth
28. This is the King of Fishes in China
a. bighead carp
b. grass carp
c. common carp
d. crucian carp
29. Development of aquaculture commenced in what century?
a. 16th
b. 17th

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c. 18th
d. 19th
30. A culture system producing stable-sized fish is
a. grow-out
b. hatchery
c. pond
d. cage
31. This is an Indian carp
a. rohu
b. crucian carp
c. grass carp
d. mrigal
32. This is the act of putting or adding fish into the pond
a. stocking
b. sampling
c. stocking density
d. stocking rate
33. It is the balance of fish population with fish food available in the pond
a. stocking
b. stocking fraction
c. stocking density
d. selective stocking
34. Fish of uniform size are stocked in progressively larger ponds
a. monosize stocking
b. monosex stocking
c. multi-stage stocking
d. multi-size stocking
35. A fishing gear which is a cone-shaped net
a. lift nets
b. cast nets
c. bag net
d. dip net
36. A fishing gear used to encircle a body of water by drawing both ends used after pond has been
drained
a. cast net
b. seine net
c. lift net
d. dip net
37. This is a remedy done if fertilization is not effective to produce natural fish food organisms by
buffering the water
a. feeding
b. aeration
c. liming
d. water exchange
38. Type of feed formulated out of the naturally available ingredients
a. purified feed
b. semi-purified feed
c. practical feed

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d. natural food
39. This fish activity is higher in small fish than large fish per unit body weight
a. gonadal development
b. growth
c. cropping
d. metabolic rate
40. This is affected by the quality of ration given to fish
a. amount of fish waste
b. size of fish
c. quality of fish
d. food preference
41. It is also known as bintol
a. lift net
b. crab lift net
c. cast net
d. trap net
42. This is a water quality parameter which affects the metabolic rate of fish being cultured
a. dissolved oxygen
b. temperature
c. pH
d. carbon dioxide
43. This is a process of releasing the nutrient content of organic matter by bacteria
a. decomposition
b. mineralization
c. nitrification
d. nutrient release
44. This kind of fertilizer is mostly carbon
a. organic
b. inorganic
c. complete
d. incomplete
45. It is the total weight of the organisms contained in a sample
a. standing crop
b. carrying capacity
c. biomass
d. critical standing crop
46. This is an aquaculture diet as an additional source of nutrient by fish
a. complete
b. incomplete
c. supplemental
d. additional
47. Culture system with low intensity
a. intensive
b. extensive
c. semi intensive
d. extra intensive
48. This is the rearing of aquatic organism under controlled condition
a. mariculture

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b. aquaculture
c. freshwater aquaculture
d. brackishwater aquaculture
49. A fish use for breeding purposes
a. mature
b. broodstock
c. brood
d. mother
50. A fish larger than fry but not of marketable size
a. fingerling
b. adult
c. post fry
d. table size
51. This is the food that fish eats in nature
a. natural food
b. feed
c. zooplankton
d. microscopic plants
52. The taxonomy or identification and classification of Philippine fishes and other living aquatic
resources started by the first American group of scientists who came to the Philippines to initiate
fisheries work. The American who made extensive collections of fish all over the country and wrote
several publication monographs describing the different fish collections is
a. Dr. Albert W.C. T. Herre
b. Dr. Wallace Adams
c. Dr. Alvin Scale
d. Dr. Henry Fowler
53. A Filipino, a Zoology graduate from University of Chicago who wrote the first report in the family
Mugilidae, a first checklist of Philippine fishes and identification of marine protozoans
a. Dr. Hilario A. Roxas
b. Dr. Deogracias V. Villadolid
c. Dr. Herminigildo Rabanal
d. Mr. Domiciano K. Villaluz
54. A Filipino graduate from Stanford University who wrote the first reports on Philippine flatfishes
a. Dr. Hilario A. Roxas
b. Dr. Deogracias V. Villadolid
c. Dr. Herminigildo Rabanal
d. Mr. Domiciano K. Villaluz
55. The father of tilapia sex reversal in the Philippines
a. Dr. Tereso A. Abello
b. Dr. Rafael D. Guererro III
c. Dr. William Shelton
d. all of the above
56. The first Philippine University who first initiated fisheries education is
a. University of the Philippines in the Visayas
b. University of the Philippines in Los Banos
c. Central Luzon State Univerity
d. Mindanao State University

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57. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) started as a small agency in 1901 under the
name
a. Bureau of Government Laboratories, Department of Interior of the Philippine Commission
b. Division of Fisheries, Department of Interior of the Philippine Commission
c. Fish and Game Administration
d. Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture and Commerce
58. The oldest fish culture practiced in the Philippines
a. milkfish
b. carp
c. mudfish
d. tilapia
59. The first demonstration fish farm established in 1931 in the Philippines was
a. Oyster Farm in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental
b. Molino Freshwater Demonstration Fish Farm, Bacoor, Cavite
c. Dagat-dagatan Saltwater Fisheries Experimental Station, Malabon/Navotas, Rizal
d. Freshwater Fish Hatchery, Laguna de Bay, Tanay, Rizal
60. The leading commercial producers of milkfish in the world are
a. Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines
b. Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand
c. Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
d. Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei
61. It is a system in bangus culture used to effect stock manipulation and increase stocking rates
a. Modular system
b. Transition pond system
c. Nursery system
d. Hatchery system
62. It is an assemblage of phytoplankton and zooplankton which serves as a food for milkfish in
brackishwater ponds
a. lumot
b. lablab
c. nostoc
d. plankton
63. It is a major farmed penaeid shrimp in the Philippines
a. Penaeus mondon
b. Penaeus indicus
c. Penaeus merguiensis
d. Metapenaeus ensis
64. It is an illegally-introduced shrimp species in the country that is now a subject of legal controversy
a. Metapenaeus ensis
b. Litopenaeus indicus
c. Macrobrachium resenbergii
d. Cherax quadricarinatus
65. A species of tilapia that is cold tolerant and also called as blue tilapia
a. Oreochromis spilurus
b. Oreochromis aureus
c. Oreochromis mossambicus
d. Oreochromis niloticus
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a. Oreochromis galileus
b. Tilapia zillii
c. Tilapia ensis
d. Oreochromis maritimus
67. An introduced crayfish from Australia being mass cultured presently in Iloilo, Philippines
a. Procambarus clarkii
b. Cherax quadricarinatus
c. Macrobrachium lanchesteri
d. Macrobrachium idella
68. A herbivorous crayfish species from Louisiana, USA being marketed as a pet in the aquarium fish
trade industry in the Philippines
a. Procambarus clarkii
b. Cherax quadricarinatus
c. Macrobrachium lanchesteri
d. Macrobrachium idella
69. Which shrimp species is indigenous in Philippine waters?
a. Macrobrachium rosenbergii
b. Macrobrachium idella
c. Macrobrachium ensis
d. Macrobrachium maritimus
70. A popular aquaculture prawn species whose reproduction and larval rearing occur in saltwater but
adult grows in freshwater
a. Macrobrachium rosenbergii
b. Macrobrachium idella
c. Macrobrachium ensis
d. Macrobrachium maritimus
71. A commonly-cultured mudcrab in brackishwater and has a high aquaculture potential and market
value
a. Scylla serrata
b. Scylla tranquebarica
c. Scylla olivacea
d. Scylla paramamosain
72. The first mariculture park in the country was established in August 2001 at
a. Samal Island, Davao del Norte
b. Honda Bay, Palawan
c. Leyte
d. Zamboanga
73. A pest of the cultured seaweed Kappaphycus and Eucheuma which is an epiphyte that grows on and
entirely covers the affected seaweed. It is locally known as balahibo or balbas because of its hairy
appearance. It competes for nutrients and light with the host.
a. Polynia sp.
b. Polymorpha sp.
c. Polygonum sp.
d. Polyponia sp.
74. A dominant carp species cultured in the fishpens of Laguna de Bay
a. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
b. Aristichthys nobilis
c. Ctenopharyngodon idella

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d. Cyprinus carpio
75. This is a species of abalone with a good foreign market and its hatchery developed by SEAFDEC/AQD.
Locally known as lapas or sobra-sobra. This species is also called cocktail abalone because of its small
size (maximum shell length at 10-11 cm). It is the fastest growing abalone in the world since a
marketable size of 5-6 cm can be attained in one year compared with five years for some temperature
species
a. Haliotis asinina
b. Haliotis varia
c. Haliotis diversicolor
d. Haliotisdiscus hannai
76. The leading abalone producer from aquaculture in the world is Taiwan. The abalone species this
country cultures is
a. Haliotis asinine
b. Haliotis varia
c. Haliotis diversicolor
d. Haliotisdiscus hannai
77. The largest species of abalone prized as food and extensively marketed
a. Haliotis rufescens
b. Haliotis varia
c. Haliotis diversicolor
d. Haliotisdiscus hannai
78. A mussel species extensively farmed in the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand
a. Brown mussel Perna perna
b. Green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus
c. Green mussel Perna viridis
d. Mussel Mytilus edulis
79. A newly-introduced freshwater (FW) mussel in the country from Thailand and found in Pampanga. A
human food with aquaculture potential
a. Pilsbyochoncha exilis
b. Cristaria plicata
c. Anodonta woodiana
d. Vivipara costata
80. It is a freshwater mussel that can be used as food and pearl culture. It is called in Japanese as karasu
a. Hyriopsis schlegeli
b. Hyropsis cumingii
c. Cristaria plicata
d. Anadonota woodiana
81. A saltwater pearl oyster species also called as tipay that can be used for pearl aquaculture in the
Philippines. It produces the famous and expensive South Sea pearl
a. Silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima
b. “Akoya” pearl oyster Pinctada fucata
c. Black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
d. “Mabe” pearl oyster Pteria penguin
82. A saltwater (SW) pearl oyster species also called as tipay bato that can be used for pearl aquaculture
in the Philippines. It produces black pearl
a. Silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima
b. Akoya pearl oyster Pinctada fucata
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d. Mabe pearl oyster Pteria penguin

83. It is the fastest growing pearl oyster species (also called as wasay-wasay) that can be used for pearl
aquaculture and it produces pink pearls.
a. Silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima
b. Akoya pearl oyster Pinctada fucata
c. Black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
d. Mabe pearl oyster Pteria penguin
84. A tiny bivalve cultivated in the province of Capiz in the island of Panay, west central Philippines as
live feed for shrimp and mudcrab, and sometimes for tilapia and milkfish
a. Agiis
b. Imbao
c. Taklobo
d. Tahong
85. A mangrove clam locally known as imbao which is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, from
East and South Africa, including Madagascar and the Red Seam to eastern Polynesia; north to southern
Japan and Hawaii, and south to New South Wales. It inhabits the muddy bottom of mangrove area, or
the adjacent mudflats. It grows to a maximum size 8-9 cm shell length, total weight of 180-210 g and is a
potential aquaculture species
a. Anadonta edentula
b. Anadonta woodiana
c. Anodonta plicata
d. Anodota maritimus
86. A bivalve mollusk locally called as kapis, commercially and economically important because of its
translucent shell. They can be made into beautiful handicrafts and they can be used for making animals
glue, chalk, shellack, soldering lead, and paint. The shellcraft product is exported to US, Japan, West
Germany and other European countries. They can be cultured or transplanted in suitable areas and
there are 27 kapis beds in the Philippines
a. Placuna placenta
b. Tridacna gigas
c. Conus geographus
d. Helmet shell
87. A freshwater gastropod that belongs to the family Pilidae that was introduced in the Philippines in
the 1980’s as a source of food but eventually became pest in rice fields
a. Pomacea cuprina
b. Pomacea insularis
c. Pomacea cananiculata
d. Pomacea maxima
88. A pond system design that allows for the continuous program of pond preparation and harvest of
milkfish in brackishwater (BW) but this system is input and labor intensive and requires an area of about
8 hectares.
a. Traditional pond system
b. Modular pond system
c. Nursery pond system
d. Transition pond
89. A parasitic isopod that is a major pest in the cage culture of Nile tilapia in Taal Lake
a. Alitropus typus
b. Lernea sp.
c. Prosthodisplosthomum sp.

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d. Monogean parasite
90. A fungus-associated disease that affects FW and estuarine warm water fishes that was first reported
in farmed "ayu" in Japan and severe outbreaks occurred in grey mullet Mugil cephalus Australia. Some
important culture species such as tilapia, milkfish and carps are found to be resistant to this disease
a. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
b. Lymphocysts
c. Spring viranemia
d. Haemorrhagic septicemia
91. A kind of mycotoxin found in feeds
a. aflatoxin
b. fungal toxin
c. cytotoxins
d. neurotoxin
92. The ratio of feed consumed to the fish biomass gained is called
a. Feed conversion ratio
b. Food conversion ratio
c. Feed conversion efficiency
d. Food conversion efficiency
93. The physiological capacity of the fish to convert feeds to fish flesh is termed
a. Feed conversion efficiency
b. Feed conversion ratio
c. Energy feed efficiency
d. Feed conversion
94. Fishes with no stomachs have
a. No acid phase of digestion
b. Acid phase of digestion with long intestine
c. Extensive intestine
d. None of the above
95. In fishes with stomach, the transport of food from the stomach into the midgut is controlled by a
muscular sphincter called
a. Pylorus
b. Esophageal sphincter
c. Midgut sphincter
d. None of the above
96. The stomach of voracious fish produces pepsin and the pH is
a. 4
b. 5
c. 3
d. 2
97. For carnivorous (e.g. trout and dalag) and non-carnivorous (e.g. tilapia and carp) fishes, the feeding
practices are as follows
a. Large meals and less frequent feeding and small meals and more frequent feeding, respectively
b. Small meals and less frequent feeding and large meals and less frequent feeding, respectively
c. Large meals and have frequent feeding, respectively
d. none of the above
98. The tilapias are cichlid species which are endemic to the
a. Middle East and Africa
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c. Southeast Asia and the Pacific

d. all of the above
99. Sex reversal is one of the methods to produce all-male tilapia. This method is done by the oral
administration of the hormone called
a. 17 á-methyl testosterone
b. Diesterol alpha
c. Methyl androgen
d. All of the above
100. The chromosomes of the normal male and female tilapia are
a. XY and XX, respectively
b. XX and XY, respectively
c. XY and YY, respectively
d. all of these

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1 . c 2 6 . a 5 1 . a 7 6 . c
2 . b 2 7 . d 5 2 . a 7 7 . a
3 . d 2 8 . c 5 3 . a 7 8 . c
4 . a 2 9 . a 5 4 . b 7 9 . a
5 . b 3 0 . a 5 5 . b 8 0 . a
6 . d 3 1 . a 5 6 . b 8 1 . a
7 . c 3 2 . a 5 7 . a 8 2 . c
8 . a 3 3 . b 5 8 . a 8 3 . d

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9 . b 3 4 . c 5 9 . a 8 4 . a
1 0 . c 3 5 . b 6 0 . a 8 5 . a
1 1 . d 3 6 . b 6 1 . a 8 6 . a
1 2 . a 3 7 . c 6 2 . b 8 7 . c
1 3 . b 3 8 . c 6 3 . a 8 8 . b
1 4 . c 3 9 . d 6 4 . b 8 9 . a
1 5 . a 4 0 . a 6 5 . b 9 0 . a
1 6 . b 4 1 . b 6 6 . b 9 1 . a
1 7 . a 4 2 . b 6 7 . b 9 2 . a
1 8 . a 4 3 . b 6 8 . a 9 3 . a
1 9 . c 4 4 . a 6 9 . b 9 4 . a
2 0 . b 4 5 . c 7 0 . a 9 5 . a
2 1 . c 4 6 . c 7 1 . a 9 6 . a
2 2 . a 4 7 . b 7 2 . a 9 7 . a
2 3 . a 4 8 . b 7 3 . d 9 8 . a
2 4 . d 4 9 . b 7 4 . b 9 9 . a
2 5 . a 5 0 . a 7 5 . a 1 0 0 . a

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