Free Printable Fisheries and Aquaculture Quiz

1.

What is the main purpose of fisheries?

a)

A. Entertainment

b)

B. Trade only

c)

C. Providing human food

d)

D. Tourism

2.

Which of the following is NOT a method of fish harvesting?

a)

A. Trolling

b)

B. Dipping

c)

C. Seining

d)

D. Trawling

3.

What type of fishing access is considered regulated but still public?

a)

A. Open access

b)

B. Private property

c)

C. Open access with regulation

d)

D. Purchased access

4.

The three major fields of fisheries include all EXCEPT

a)

A. Fish Culture

b)

B. Marine Exploration

c)

C. Fish Preservation

d)

D. Fish Capture

5.

What type of water is used in brackish water culture?

a)

A. Freshwater

b)

B. Water with 0.1 ppt or less salt

c)

C. Water between freshwater and full seawater

d)

D. Water from open ocean

6.

What is the main goal of brooder production in aquaculture?

a)

A. Raise fish for home use

b)

B. Improve species genetically

c)

C. Control mosquito larvae

d)

D. Export to foreign markets

7.

Which culture method uses automated feeding and high technology?

a)

A. Extensive

b)

B. Semi-intensive

c)

C. Intensive

d)

D. Organic

8.

Which of the following organisms is NOT a true fish biologically?

a)

A. Salmon

b)

B. Starfish

c)

C. Swordfish

d)

D. Tuna

9.

Which is a benefit of the fishing industry?

a)

A. Decrease in employment

b)

B. Elimination of natural resources

c)

C. Creation of demand for ice

d)

D. Reduction of marine biodiversity

10.

What is a common output of seed production?

a)

A. Fully grown fish

b)

B. Aquatic plants

c)

C. Juvenile organisms

d)

D. Water quality

11.

What is the term for fish cultured in ponds and cages?

a)

A. Wild catch

b)

B. Game fishing

c)

C. Aquaculture

d)

D. Sport fishing

12.

Which is an extensive culture trait?

a)

A. High investment

b)

B. Automated feeding

c)

C. Low stocking rate

d)

D. Intensive technology use

13.

What is a by-product used in aquaculture?

a)

A. Concrete

b)

B. Sawdust

c)

C. Iron

d)

D. Plastic

14.

Which habitat is NOT saltwater?

a)

A. Estuarine

b)

B. Reservoir

c)

C. Open ocean

d)

D. Coastal

15.

What is the meaning of "finfish"?

a)

A. Any aquatic animal

b)

B. Only shellfish

c)

C. True fish with backbones and fins

d)

D. Mollusks and crustaceans

16.

What is the oldest form of aquaculture

a)

A. Cage culture

b)

B. Pond culture

c)

C. Genetic breeding

d)

D. Feed production

17.

Which of the following is a crustacean?

a)

A. Oyster

b)

B. Clam

c)

C. Crab

d)

D. Mussel

18.

What is one purpose of recreational fishing?

a)

A. Food production

b)

B. Leisure and sport

c)

C. Export trade

d)

D. Water purification

19.

Shellfish typically include:

a)

A. Fish with scales

b)

B. Only shrimp

c)

C. Bivalves and crustaceans

d)

D. Marine mammals

20.

What is the major risk of intensive culture?

a)

A. Lack of food

b)

B. Pollution

c)

C. High financial loss

d)

D. Low yield

21.

Which component is NOT part of a fishery system?

a)

A. Aquatic habitat

b)

B. Human users

c)

C. Climate change

d)

D. Aquatic biota

22.

What does the fishing industry use to promote industrialization?

a)

A. Oil

b)

B. Fertilizers

c)

C. Gasoline

d)

D. Antibiotics

23.

Which of these organisms is the focus of ornamental aquaculture?

a)

A. Salmon

b)

B. Tuna

c)

C. Koi

d)

D. Squid

24.

Which classification of aquaculture is based on salinity?

a)

A. Brooder and seed

b)

B. Intensive and extensive

c)

C. Freshwater, brackish, and marine

d)

D. Open and private access

25.

Which of the following industries benefits from fisheries?

a)

A. Apparel

b)

B. Net manufacturing

c)

C. Real estate

d)

D. Automobile

26.

Shellfish refers only to fish with shells.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Seed production aims to grow fish to market size.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Marine culture is practiced in reservoirs and ponds

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The fishing industry is not labor-intensive

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Seed production aims to grow fish to market size.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Recreational fishing aims to sell fish for profit.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Extensive culture yields high productivity

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Ice is a demand created by the fishing industry.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Aquaculture is a modern-day innovation with no ancient history

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Aquaculture can be practiced in freshwater environments.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is the local name for Chanos chanos?

a)

Dilis

b)

Bangus

c)

Dalag

d)

Tilapi

37.

Which of the following is known as 'Tamban' in the Philippines?

a)

Sardinella longiceps

b)

Clarias batrachus

c)

Auxis thazard

d)

Nemipterus japonicus

38.

What is the English name for Oreochromis niloticus?

a)

Miracle fish

b)

Siamese gurami

c)

Nile tilapia

d)

Bengal swamp e

39.

Which fish is referred to locally as 'Hito'?

a)

Arius manillensis

b)

Clarias batrachus

c)

Selar boops

d)

Acanthurus bleekeri

40.

The scientific name Lutjanus malabaricus refers to which commercial fish?

a)

Red snapper

b)

Big-eyed scad

c)

Oxeye scad

d)

Aries The Great

41.

What is the local name for Leiognathus equula?

a)

AYUNGIN

b)

Dalagang bukid

c)

Sapsap

d)

Labahita

42.

What is the English name of the fish known locally as 'Pating'?

-

a)

Frigate mackerel

b)

Sharp-nosed shark

c)

Striated murrel

d)

Tarpon

43.

Which fish is referred to as 'Tulingan' or tuna in the Philippines?

a)

Caranx armatus

b)

Selar boops

c)

Auxis thazard

d)

Chanos chanos

44.

The fish with the scientific name Glossogobius giurus is known locally as what?

-

a)

Biya

b)

Ayungin

c)

TALAKITOK

d)

Dilis

45.

What is the scientific name of the 'Dalag'?

a)

Pinjalo typus

b)

Ophicephalus striatus

c)

Stolephorous commersonii

d)

Epinephelus corallicola

46.

What is the scientific name of the fish locally known as 'Dilis'?

a)

Stolephorous commersonii

b)

Sardinella longiceps

c)

Synbrachus bengalensis

d)

Decapterus macrosoma

47.

Which species is commonly called 'Hito' and has a large head?

a)

Clarias batrachus

b)

Clarias macrocephalus

c)

Arius manillensis

d)

Synbrachus bengalensis

48.

Caranx armatus is locally known as what?

-

a)

Apahap

b)

Galunggong

c)

Talakitok

d)

Matang baka

49.

Which fish has the English name 'Big-bodied round scad'?

a)

Decapterus macrosoma

b)

Selar crumenopthalmus

c)

Selar boops

d)

Acanthurus bleekeri

50.

The 'Flathead goby' is known scientifically as:

a)

Glossogobius giurus

b)

Nemipterus japonicus

c)

Scoliodon palasorrah

d)

Therapon plumbeus

51.

Which fish is known as 'Labahita' in Filipino?

a)

Epinephelus corallicola

b)

Acanthurus bleekeri

c)

Trichogaster pectoralis

d)

Lates calcarifer

52.

Pinjalo typus is the scientific name for which fish?

a)

Dalagang bukid

b)

Maya-maya

c)

Tilapia

d)

Gurami

53.

. Which fish is commonly referred to as 'Apahap'?

a)

Lutjanus malabaricus

b)

Lates calcarifer

c)

Megalops cyprinoides

d)

Caranx sexfaciatus

54.

The scientific name Epinephelus corallicola refers to which fish?

a)

Gurami

b)

Lapu-lapu

c)

Ayungin

d)

Biya

55.

What is the English name for Synbrachus bengalensis?

a)

Bengal swamp eel

b)

Oxeye scad

c)

White-spotted catfish

d)

Siamese gurami

56.

Kaya pa ba?

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