FISH FARMING – TEST 1
Section A – Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice Questions: Answer all questions
1. Which of the following is an example of a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)?
A) Limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.
B) Plant growth partially or wholly in water
C) Aquatic anthropods with modified appendages
D) Aquatic invertebrates with a shell
2. Which of the following is not a class of fish?
A) Chondrichthyes
B) Osteichthyes
C) Agnatha
D) Mammalia
3. Fish belonging to the class Chondrichthyes are characterized by:
A) Bony skeletons
B) Scales covering their bodies
C) Gills for respiration
D) Cartilaginous skeletons
4. What sort of water is used for Mariculture?
A) Salt water
B) Chlorinated water
C) Pure water
D) All the above
5. Intensive fish farming involves:
A) Low stock density
B) Low initial costs
C) High initial costs
D) High dependence on local climate and water quality
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic used to classify fish?
A) Reproductive strategies
B) Body shape
C) Habitat preferences
D) Coloration patterns
7. Which of the following is NOT a part of a fish's external anatomy?
A) Gills
B) Fins
C) Scales
D) Swim bladder
8. What is the function of a fish's gills?
A) Reproduction
B) Digestion
C) Respiration
D) Locomotion
9. The lateral line system in fish is associated with:
A) Smell and taste
B) Hearing
C) Vision
D) Sensing water pressure and vibrations
10. Which organ helps fish maintain buoyancy and control their depth in the water?
A) Swim bladder
B) Liver
C) Gallbladder
D) Kidney
11. Fish have a two-chambered heart, consisting of:
A) One atrium and one ventricle
B) Two atria and one ventricle
C) One atrium and two ventricles
D) Two atria and two ventricles
12. What is the function of a fish's gills?
A) Reproduction
B) Digestion
C) Respiration
D) Locomotion
13. The process of fish eggs developing and hatching outside the body is called:
A) Ovulation
B) Fertilization
C) Spawning
D) Incubation
14. The swim bladder in fish is involved in:
A) Reproduction
B) Oxygen exchange
C) Maintaining buoyancy
D) Digestion
15. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fish gills?
A) Highly vascularized
B) Used for respiration
C) Located externally on the body
D) Filamentous structures
16. Fish obtain oxygen from water through their:
A) Gills
B) Lungs
C) Skin
D) Stomach
17. Fish are ectothermic, which means they….
A) Regulate their body temperature internally
B) Obtain heat from the environment
C) Maintain a constant body temperature
D) Generate heat through metabolic processes
18. Which of the following is not a type of aquaculture system?
A) Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)
B) Pond culture
C) Coastal aquaculture
D) Desert aquaculture
19. In a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), water is:
A) Continuously exchanged with the environment
B) Filtered and treated before being reused
C) Pumped from the ocean into tanks
D) Used in the system only once and then discarded
20. Which aquaculture system is often used for the production of high-value fish species, such as salmon
and trout?
A) Pond culture
B) Coastal aquaculture
C) Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)
D) Desert aquaculture
Section B
Answer all questions
1. Label the diagram below (10 marks)
2. Define and explain the LATERAL line in fish anatomy (3 marks)
3. Discuss respiration process in fish (2 marks)
Section C
Answer ONE of the following
Discuss 5 important points of fish farming (10 marks)
List and explain the function of any 5 fish external anatomy parts (10 marks)
Briefly discuss the Integrated Fish farming system (10 marks)
TOTAL: 45 Marks
