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1. This mangrove zonation is characterized by: low elevation; mangrove vegetation, Avicennia/Sonneratia; generally acid sulfate soils; need
higher dikes
a. Zone A
b. Zone B
c. Zone C
d. Zone D

2. This silvofisheries model is characterized by mangroves which are separate from the ponds
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Type III
d. Type IV

3. This mangrove zonation (Watson 1928), is characterized by tidal height 11-13 ft. with a frequency of 20-45 times/month and is flooded by
normal high tides
a. Class 1
b. Class 2
c. Class 3
d. Class 4

4. Mangrove zonation related to tidal data (low to high)

a. Sonneratia-Rhizophora-Nypa-Bruguiera
b. Sonneratia-Bruguiera-Nypa-Ryzophora
c. Avicennia-Rhizophora-Bruguiera-Nypa
d. Avicennia-Rhizophora-Nypa-Bruguiera

5. After flowering and pollination, many mangroves develop viviparous seeds called
a. propagules
b. seedlings
c. seedstock
d. mangrovecules

6. Sea urchin cultured in the Philippines is of the species

a. Eucidaris tribuloides
b. Tripneustis gratilla
c. Arbacia lixula
d. Diadema antillarum

7. Which does not belong to the group?

a. swaki/kuden-kuden
b. santol-santolan
c. maritangtang
d. bukol-bukol

8. Spiny lobster or "banagan" is scientifically called

a. Sylla serrata
b. Penaeus monodon
c. Panulirus sp.
d. Macrobrachium sp.

9. Known as Brackishwater Frog; Palakang Palayan; Palakang Bukid

a. Rana catesbeiana
b. Platymantis guentheri
c. Rana cancrivora
d. Limnonectes magnus

10. Knife fish is an introduced species reared by hobbyists that accidentally escaped and found its way into Laguna de Bay and is classified as
an invasive species. It is scientifically called
a. Chitala sp.
b. Pterygophlichthys pardales
c. Hypseleotris agilis
d. Gambusia affinis

11. Suckermouth catfish

a. Janitor fish
b. Jaguar cichlid
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c. knife fish
d. African catfish

12. Species of freshwater clam in the Philippines that has a good potential for culture in ponds and is locally known as "paros"
a. Corbicula fluminea
b. Pilsbryoconcha exilis
c. Perna viridis
d. Quadrula mitchelli

13. The first mariculture park in the Philippines was set up in August 2001 at
a. Carigara Bay, Leyte
b. Camotes Sea, Cebu
c. Catbalogan, Western Samar
d. Samal Island, Davao del Norte

14. Milkfish capital of the Philippines

a. San Fernando City
b. Cebu City
c. General Santos City
d. Dagupan City

15. A pest of the cultured red seaweed Kappaphycus was identified as an epiphyte that grows on and entirely covers the affected seaweed. It is
locally known as "balahibo" or "balbas". The pest plant belonged to the genus
a. mosses
b. Polyphonia
c. lichens
d. algae

16. Based on DAO No. 34 s. 1990 of the DENR, under Fresh Surface Water Category, fishery water for the propagation and growth of fish, is
classified under Class _________.
a. Class AA
b. Class A
c. Class B
d. Class C

17. Based on DAO 34 s. 1990 of DENR, under the category "Coastal and Marine Waters", waters suitable for the propagation, survival and
harvesting of shellfish for commercial purposes is categorized under Class _________
a. Class SA
b. Class SB
c. Class SC
d. Class SD

18. Soil samples should be obtained from pre-determined and scattered locations within a given site through borings using a _________.
a. rake
b. auger
c. shovel
d. fork

19. Equipment used for measuring vertical and horizontal distances; vertical and horizontal angles, for prolonging lines, for levelling operations,
and others.
a. sextant
b. Telescope
c. Planimeter
d. Engineer’s transit

20. Just like the transit, levels vary from simple or less accurate models of hand levels up to the sophisticated and precision models such as the
self-levelling level. These are used mainly for measuring vertical and horizontal distances in levelling operations. Some models are equipped
with horizontal circle to measure horizontal angle.
a. planimeter
b. sextant
c. levels
d. bubble

21. It’s essential features are: (i) a compass box with circle graduated from 0° to 90° in both directions from the N and S points and usually
having the E and W points interchanged: (ii) a line of sight in the direction of the SN points of the compass box: and (iii) a magnetic needle
supported freely on a pivot. The whole compass can be attached to a tripod by a ball and socket joint.
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a. magnetic compass
b. odometer
c. planimeter
d. radar

22. Also called target rod, this is usually made of wood graduated either in English or metric units for measuring vertical distances in
conjunction with the transit or level. This comes in lengths of 2 to 4 m.
a. levelling rod
b. range rod
c. distance rod
d. angle rod

23. These are slender round poles usually made of metal or wood painted with alternate bands of red and white. These are stuck along the line
of survey in order to establish a straight line of sight.
a. levelling pole
b. distance pole
c. target pole
d. range poles

24. Defined as the ratio of the measured distance in the number of paces made by an individual to cover the measured distance
a. step
b. Pace factor
c. step factor
d. distance factor

25. Used for direct measurements of horizontal distances

a. meter stick
b. Tapes
c. ruler
d. telescope

26. A quick way of measuring distance using the transit or level instruments, having telescope provided with hairs and levelling rod.
a. Stadia method
b. psychrometer
c. radar
d. planimeter

27. It is the angle that is referred from the North and South, whichever is nearest with the added designation of east or west, whichever
applies. It can never be greater than 90°.
a. angular orientation
b. azimuth
c. angles to the right
d. bearing

28. Its line is a clock wise angle measured from a reference direction usually North. The South end of the North-South line is also being used as
reference direction in geodetic surveys.
a. bearing
b. angle
c. quadrat
d. Azimuth

29. Refers to the vertical distance of a ground point from the reference datum plane (MLLW).
a. zero datum
b. elevation
c. bench mark
d. contour

30. A station or point on the ground of known elevation and of a permanent nature. It provides the reference elevation from which relative
elevations for other stations are calculated. It may be established on permanent objects/structure on wooden or bamboo stakes driven firmly
near a construction project.
a. zero datum
b. bench mark
c. guide post
d. station

31. Any point where a rod reading is taken and is generally along the line being run
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a. Station
b. benchmark
c. turning point
d. elevation

32. A rod reading taken on point of known elevation. This is used for obtaining the level line of sight or HI. Also known as plus sight since it is
always added.
a. turning point
b. range rod
c. Back sight
d. reading

33. Soils that contain a high proportion of hydrogen and aluminum ions compared to the hydroxyl ions.
a. Acid sulfate
b. loam
c. clay
d. silt

34. Soils that result from the formation of pyrite.

a. loam
b. Acid sulfate
c. clay
d. loam-clay

35. Pale yellow mottles overlying the subsoil and red coloration of pond bottom when drained are characteristics of __________ soils.
a. loam
b. clay
c. silt
d. Acid sulfate

36. In identifying actual and potential acid sulfate soils, variation in elevation and occurrence of mounds, especially of mud lobster are some of
the considerations. Scientific name of mud lobster is
a. Panularis sp.
b. Sylla serrata
c. Thallasia
d. Thalassina anomala

37. The area of a portion of a field that is bounded by an irregular curve in one side such as a river can easily be determined by using the
a. planimeter
b. trapezoidal rule
c. transit
d. GPS

38. __________show the configuration or changes in elevation of the ground in a topographic map
a. map
b. profile levelling
c. Contour lines
d. topographic grid

39. Each __________ represents points of same elevation and are spaced according to the difference in elevation between two adjacent lines.
a. Contour line
b. profile level
c. grid
d. all of these

40. It is a common situation in coastal fish farm site to conduct topographic survey on an area that is under shallow tidal water. The usual
method used is by __________
a. Secchi disc
b. stadia rod
c. echo sounder
d. Sounding

41. Fishponds should be planned in such a way that the length of the pond is positioned __________ to the prevailing wind direction.
a. perpendicular
b. in line
c. parallel
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d. against

42. Is the smallest unit in a pond system usually 4 to 8 m2.

a. nursery pond
b. formation pond
c. kitchen pond
d. fry pond

43. In the Philippines, a sanctioned buffer zone of at least __________ from the sea to the main perimeter dike and 20 m along river banks is
spared for ecological consideration as well as physical protection against flooding and wave action.
a. 100m
b. 150m
c. 200m
d. 250m

44. This pond serves as a concentration area or basin for the fish during harvest.
a. catching pond
b. concentration pond
c. seining pond
d. formation pond

45. A compartment set aside for growing live food organisms at high density. This is intended to augment the availability of food in fishpond
areas where natural food organisms does not grow well or in farm set-up where high density stocking of cultured fish is used.
a. rearing pond
b. special pond
c. Kitchen pond
d. formation pond

46. In this system, specified number of milkfish fingerlings from the transition pond are stocked in the smallest production pond, then moved to
the next bigger then to the largest pond.
a. radiating
b. Modular or Progression System
c. multiple stock/harvest
d. conventional

47. In this milkfish pond layout, there is no transition pond. Instead holding canal for fingerlings is allocated for each rearing pond.
a. radiating
b. modular
c. Multiple stock/harvest
d. conventional

48. Used as a fishmeal replacer

a. ipil-ipil
b. corn
c. poultry discards
d. Soybean

49. Which does not belong to the group?

a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin K

50. The yellow mottles found in most acid sulphate soils

a. pyrite
b. jarosite
c. Calcium oxide
d. copper

51. In general, a perennial fishpond is

a. Acidic
b. basic
c. neutral
d. highly fluctuating

52. In shrimps, Vibrio harveyi and V. splendidus causes

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a. White Spot Syndrome
b. Luminous Bacterial Disease
c. Monodon Baculovirus Disease
d. Hepatopancreatic Parvo-like Virus

53. White Spot Syndrome Disease could be detected using

a. microscopy
b. staining
c. spectrophotometer
d. PCR

54. Taura Syndrome in Litopenaeus vannamei is caused by

a. Vibrio fischeri
b. Vibrio harveyii
c. Vibrio splendidus
d. Aparavirus

55. Milkfish and shrimp could be polycultured with what species of seaweeds?
a. Porphyra sp.
b. Codium sp.
c. Gracilaria
d. Kappaphycus alvarezii

56. In China, fish culture in rice field has a long history which can be dated as far back as the mid Han Dynasty about 100 AD. The species of fish
used is
a. milkfish
b. Clarias gariepinus
c. tawes
d. Common carp

57. Active ingredient of rotenone?

a. derris root
b. cassava
c. ipil-ipil
d. none

58. Nitrogen toxic to fish

a. ammonia
b. nitrate
c. nitrite
d. none of these

59. Scientific name of green mussel is

a. Piridis verna
b. Crassosterea malabonensis
c. Crassostrea iridalei
d. none of these

60. Practical method of measuring turbidity in ponds

a. Secchi disc
b. meter stick
c. sounding
d. manual

61. First mariculture project in the Philippines was established in

a. Tacloban city
b. Pangasinan
c. Puerto Princesa City
d. Mindoro

62. A live microbial adjunct which has a beneficial effect on the host by modifying the host-associated or ambient microbial community, by
ensuring improved use of the feed or enhancing its nutritional value, by enhancing the host response towards disease, or by improving the
quality of its ambient environment.
a. antibiotic
b. antigen
c. pathogen
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d. Probiotic

63. Expressed by the letter K, it is another measure of an individual fish’s health that uses standard weight by assuming that the standard
weight of a fish is proportional to the cube of its length
a. Standard weight
b. Fulton’s Condition Factor
c. Growth
d. Weight-Length Relationship

64. In fish, a graph of log W against log L forms a straight line with a slope of b and a Y-axis (log W) intercept of log a. Invariably, b is close to 3.0
for all species. Hence, if b = 3, growth is said to be _________
a. allometric
b. Isometric
c. parametric
d. trigonometric

65. Not an indigenous species in the Philippines

a. Penaeus monodon
b. Chanos chanos
c. Clarias batrachus
d. Sardinella tawilis

66. A low pH reading indicates

a. alkalinity
b. Acidity
c. pH neutrality
d. toxicity

67. Inorganic fertilizer for the growth of phytoplankton

a. nitrogen
b. potassium
c. phosphate
d. Urea

68. The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to
survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be
eliminated.
a. Natural selection
b. survival
c. regeneration
d. evolution

69. Size of Macrobrachium after metamorphosis to post-larvae?

a. 3-5mm
b. 7.1-9.9mm
c. 11-15 mm
d. 16-20 mm

70. A resilient candidate species for culture means it is

a. sensitive to changes in water parameters
b. needs life support system
c. hardy
d. prolific

71. Digestible Energy Need (DEN) is expressed in

a. kilo calorie/kg
b. mega Joules of Digestible energy per Kg
c. joules per kg of weight gain
d. none of these

72. The main source of ammonia is simply through ___________.

a. diffusion from pond bottom
b. overstocking
c. algal toxicity
d. Fish excretion
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73. Mud blocks for dike construction are transported using
a. raft
b. boat
c. flatboat
d. all of the above

74. What country is a model in the backyard culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii?

a. Japan
b. Singapore
c. Taiwan
d. Thailand

75. A red algae

a. Sargassum
b. Porphyra
c. Ectocarpus
d. Caulerpa

76. Shape of pen which is not expensive

a. triangle
b. rectangle
c. square
d. circle

77. Instrument used to measure how much a chemical substance absorbs light by measuring the intensity of light as a beam of light passes
through sample solution. The basic principle is that each compound absorbs or transmits light over a certain range of wavelength.
a. Spectrophotometer
b. CTD
c. barometer
d. infrared camera

78. Has least crude protein

a. fish meal
b. rice bran
c. soybean
d. sunflower

79. Could be used to eliminate unwanted fish and harmful insects from fish pond, except
a. ammonium sulfate and lime
b. tobacco dust
c. teaseed cake
d. brestan

80. Within the plankton, this group spends their entire life cycle as plankton (e.g. most algae, copepods, salps, and some jellyfish).
a. Holoplankton
b. Meroplankton
c. nanoplankton
d. phytoplankton

81. UV rays are used in aquaculture to

a. provide light to aquaculture set-up
b. used for filtration purposes
c. Disinfects or sterilizes the water
d. provide heat to set-up to maintain optimum water temperature

82. Least expensive feed for mudcrab

a. fish meal
b. entrails
c. chopped fish
d. golden apple snail

83. Town/City in Pangasinan that don't have fish cage mariculture?

a. Bolinao
b. Dagupan City
c. Alaminos City
d. Sison
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84. Fish kills have previously been reported on the following lakes in the Philippines, except
a. Taal
b. Sebu
c. Bito
d. Paoay

85. Crustaceans, annelids, protozoans and mollusks are example of

a. Invertebrates
b. Vertebrates
c. Aquatic Invertebrates
d. insects

86. Practical technology in skyponds dependent only on rain for water

a. fish pen
b. mariculture
c. cage culture
d. Integrated culture

87. A specialized branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean, an
enclosed section of the ocean, or in tanks, ponds or raceways which are filled with seawater.
a. aquaculture
b. sea ranching
c. none of these
d. Mariculture

88. Characteristics of sea cucumber include, except

a. feeding on microorganisms associated with sediment particles
b. they pass out strings of indigestible material such as sand grains and shell fragments
c. they are omnivorous
d. Sea cucumbers browse slowly over the bottom

89. How will you improve nitrogen concentration in your fishpond?

a. aeration
b. application of Nitrogen fertilizer
c. repeated flushing
d. application of ammonium sulphate and lime

90. If your potassium requirement is already at the optimum, what inorganic fertilizer will you apply?
a. 14-14-14
b. 45-0-0
c. 16-20-0
d. all of these

91. Which does not belong to the group?

a. Urea (45-0-0)
b. Complete (14-14-0)
c. Ammosul (21-0-0)
d. Ammophos (16-20-0)

92. Causes of climate change, except

a. continental drift/volcanoes
b. earth's tilt/ocean currents
c. Resource depletion due to overfishing
d. greenhouse gases and their sources

93. Optimum crude protein content of grouper feed should be about

a. 45-55%
b. 10-20%
c. 65-75%
d. 25-35%

94. Percent protein in flesh of Grouper

a. 15-20
b. 25-30
c. 35-40
d. 5-13
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95. This prawn live in turbid freshwater, but its larval stages require brackish water to survive
a. Penaeus monodon
b. Metapenaeus ensis
c. Penaeus semisulcatus
d. Macrobrachium resenbergii

96. Milkfish hatchery started in 1968 in

a. Pangasinan
b. Laguna de Bay Fish pen
c. Sumilon Island
d. Naujan, Mindoro

97. He developed the modular pond system in 1954 to optimized pond utilization and natural food production.
a. Dr. Saturnino Abesamis
b. Wilfredo G. Yap
c. Antonio C. Villaluz
d. Antonio C. Villaluz
d. Ma. Gracia G. Soriano

98. Pond preparation consists of drying, pest eradication then liming and fertilization. For pest control, two methods are recommended; one is
tobacco dust at 300 to 400 kg per ha the other one is
a. Eugenol
b. mixture of hydrated lime and ammonium sulfate fertilizer (21-0-0) at a ratio of 5:1
c. Clove oil
d. a mixture of agricultural lime and urea

99. He introduced floating fish cage in the Philippines in order to maximize the utility of the country's marine waters, showing that one can
moor its own culture facility even in deep waters. The cages he has brought to the country was originated from Norway.
a. Dr. Saturnino Abesamis
b. Mr. Maximo Abesamis
c. J. L. Sullivan
d. F. J. Richards

100. In 2003, Three Congressmen of United States pass a bill renaming Pangasius pangasius (riverine catfish) as _____________________ so as
not to confuse with the U.S.' farm-raised catfish.
a. Pangasius hypopthalmus
b. Pangasius ictaluri
c. Pangasius bocourti
d. Ictalurus punctatus

101. Why is it that stocking density among Haliotis species in rearing bin is not a major issue for laboratory production in fishery industry?
a. because of its lecithotrophic larval nature
b. because of its planktotrophic larval nature
c. because of its voracious feeding habits
d. because of its being ovoviviparous
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