10.

What do you call the method of incorporating essential nutrients,

prophylactic, pigments or therapeutic products into brine shrimp
nauplii? In this method, nauplii consume particles of desired
composition prior to being offered as prey for fish larvae *
a. Microbinding
b. Bioencapsulation
c. Microencapsulation
d. In vitro fertilization

Correct answer
b. Bioencapsulation

7. Which of the following is one of the most commonly used

alternative plant-based ingredients to replace marine derived
fishmeal in aquafeed? Challenges in the inclusion of very high levels
of this protein in aquafeed include deficiency in methionine and
presence of anti-nutritional factors such as lectins and phytates. *
a. Cottonseed meal
b. Ipil-ipil meal
c. Cassava meal
d. Soybean meal

4. Levi stocked 67,500 fingerlings weighing 50 grams per 1,000 fish.

After 2 months, Levi sampled the fish and the average weight of fish
was 250 grams per 1,000 fish. During this time 30 kilograms of feed
were fed. No fish losses were observed. What is the feed conversion
ratio? *
a. 2.5
b. 1.8
c. 1.5
d. 2.2

5. Reiner has a fish farm with 5 hectares of water. The expected

annual average production per hectare is 3,500 kilograms of fish.
Approximately how much feed will need to be purchased for the year?
From past experience, Reiner expects an FCR of 1.8. *
a. 6,000 kg
b. 6,300 kg
c. 30,500 kg
d. 31,500 kg

8. Vitamins are a chemically diverse group of organic substances that

are not synthesized by organisms or are synthesized at rates
insufficient to meet the needs of the organism. Which of the following
vitamins is NOT stored in appreciable amounts in the body, so that
signs of deficiency usually appear immediately in rapidly growing
fish? *
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin D
d. Vitamin E

6. A 15-hectare pond was stocked with 67,500 fish. Since stocking,

1,350 fish have died and been recorded. The fish population was
sampled by Sasha. Below is the information that she obtained. What
is the estimated standing crop or weight of fish in the pond at the
time of the sampling? Sample 1 – 25 fish weighed 380 grams Sample 2
– 30 fish weighed 552 grams Sample 3 – 15 fish weighed 252 grams *
a. 1,140 kg
b. 1,118 kg
c. 1,420 kg
Correct answer
b. 1,118 kg

2. Before the formulated feed components can serve as a source of

metabolic fuel for fish, they must first be digested and absorbed from
the digestive tract. Which refers to the energy spent by the fish to
excrete feed component that resist digestion and pass through the
digestive tract for egestion? *
a. Excretory energy
b. Metabolized Energy
c. Heat energy
d. Fecal Energy

Correct answer
d. Fecal Energy

3. Armin harvested 400 grammer Bangus from his fish pond. Upon
computation, he found out that his feed conversion ratio (FCR) for the
3 months semi-intensive culture was 3.0. The following are reasons
why Armin’s FCR was high, EXCEPT: *
a. Armin used a low-quality formulated feed with low protein content.
b. Armin failed to lower the feeding rate as the fish got bigger.
c. Armin’s ponds have abundant lablab growth.  Presence of natural food should have
decreased feed use, and subsequently lower FCR.
d. Armin observed that only 50% of the initial stock survived.

1. Proteins are the major organic material in fish tissue, making up

about 65 to 75% of the total on a dry-weight basis. If you are
formulating a feed, the following protocols must be followed to
ensure that the fish protein requirements are met, EXCEPT: *
a. The feed for tilapia fry should have higher dietary protein level than feed for tilapia juveniles.
b. Add methionine to the feed when using conventional soybean as an alternate protein source.
c. The feed for grass carp should have higher dietary protein level than feed for grouper. 
Correct statement: The feed for grass carp should have LOWER dietary protein level than feed
for grouper (carnivore).
d. Essential amino acids can be supplemented to fish larvae diet by coating them with gelatinized
cellulose and kappa carrageenan

9. Jean’s culture of milkfish fry in ponds had a very high mortality rate
of 50%. Upon harvest, he observed other species in the pond aside
from milkfish. Unable to bring them all to BFAR for identification, he
dissected them first and observed their feeding structures to find the
most possible predator. Which of the following fish likely preyed on
Jean’s milkfish fry? *
a. A fish with well-developed teeth, short, thick gut and muscular Y-shaped stomach.  This fish is
most likely carnivorous. Options B and C indicate an herbivore.
b. A fish without stomach.
c. A fish with pharyngeal teeth and very long gut compared to its body length.
d. None of the above

16. This refers to fodder intended for crustaceans in aquaculture

establishments, in any form and of any composition *
a. Aquaculture feed
b. Aquafeed
c. Aquatic feeds
d. Shrimp feeds

11. Biofloc technology (BFT) is as an environmentally friendly

aquaculture technique based on in situ microorganism production.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding BFT? *
a. High carbon to nitrogen ratio is maintained in BFT to induce macroaggregates (biofloc)
formation.
b. Continuous water movement is necessary to favor algae over heterotrophic bacteria growth. 
Heterotrophic bacteria is favored by high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and continuous water
movement in BFT
c. Carbon sources in BFT include cassava meal, cellulose, molasses, corn flour or wheat.
d. Microbial protein partially replaces protein content in diets, decreasing feed costs and lowering
FCR.

18. This is the suggested density for mangrove crab grow-out *

a. 500-1000 pcs/ha
b. 50-100 pcs/m2
c. 5-10 pcs pcs/ha
d. 1-5 pcs/m2

17. This refers to any substance applied or administered to

crustaceans whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic
purposes or for modification of physiological functions or behaviour *
a. Veterinary drug
b. Aquaculture drug
c. Fish health drug
d. Probiotics

14. Which of the ff does not belong to the choices as the importance
of Best Aquaculture Practices to prevent or minimizes risk associated
in aquaculture production *
a. Food safety
b. Animal health and welfare
c. Environment integrity, Socio economic
d. Profitability of farmers

Correct answer
d. Profitability of farmers

20. This refers to a non-viable food component that confers a health

benefit on the host associated with modulation of the microbiota *
a. Prebiotic
b. Probiotic
c. Live microorganisms
d. Microbiota

19. This refers to raising fish under conditions of little or incomplete

control over the growing process and production conditions where
their growth is dependent upon endogenously supplied nutrients *
a. Extensive farming
b. Semi-intensive farming
c. Modified extensive farming
d. Intensive farming

12. Which method of feed administration uses a feed release

mechanism triggered by the fish? The fish operate it themselves, and
can therefore theoretically be fed according to appetite (ad
libitum). *
a. Demand feeder
b. Feed tray
c. Automatic feed blower
d. Feed spreader

Correct answer
a. Demand feeder

15. This refers to raising crustaceans under conditions of little or

incomplete control over the growing process and production
conditions where their growth is dependent upon endogenously
supplied nutrient inputs *
a. Extensive farming

b. Semi-intensive farming
c. Modified extensive farming
d. Intensive farming

13. As milkfish grow, it becomes necessary to transfer them from

pond to pond within the pond complex. Sometimes fingerlings are
kept in a box called bansutan. Fishpond operatives say that bangus
kept in the bansutan, even for a year, do not grow big. Which of the
following feeding rate is suitable for milkfish in bansutan? *
a. Optimal feeding rate
b. Maintenance feeding rate
c. Maximal feeding rate
d. Ad libitum feeding rate

Correct answer

b. Maintenance feeding rate

28. This is an organic compound occurring in minute amounts in

foods and essential for numerous metabolic reaction in animals. *
a. carbohydrates
b. minerals
c. vitamins
d. Lipids

Correct answer
c. vitamins

22. Fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish
and other fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine areas *
a. Pond Culture
b. Cage Culture
c. Stake Culture
d. Aquaculture

30. These are Y-shaped proteins formed from two pairs of polypeptide
chains (two heavy and two light chains) held together covalently by
disulfide bonds. *
a. antibody
b. antigen
c. receptors
d. agglutinins

26. This technology was developed by BFAR-NIFTDC and it uses small

volume of water and allows efficient use of land space. *
a. Aquaponics
b. Recirculating aquaculture system
c. Fishcondo
d. Hydroponics

Correct answer
c. Fishcondo

23. An example of successful _____________ is crossing channel catfish

(Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus). *
a. Intraspecific hybridization
b. Interspecific hybridization
c. Inbreeding method
d. Selection method

Correct answer
b. Interspecific hybridization

24. Polyploidy can be induced in fish by using techniques such as

_____(1)_______ variation or _____(2)______applied to the eggs to create
triploids (3N) or tetraploids (4N). *
a. (1) temperature; (2) pressure
b. (1) photoperiod; (2) flowrate
c. (1) salinity; (2) alkalinity
d. (1) pH; (2) electric conductivity
Correct answer
a. (1) temperature; (2) pressure

25. _______ is a laboratory method involving the introduction of one or

more genes of an organism into a second organism. The new genes,
sometimes known as foreign DNA, become functional in the second
organism and produce a desired protein. *
a. Recombinant DNA technology
b. Gel electrophoresis
c. DNA sequencing
d. DNA amplification

21. How many chromosomes do Nile tilapias have? *

a. 44 (42 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes)
b. 22 (20 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes)
c. 46 (44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes)
d. 82 (80 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes)

29. Which of the following statements is/are true about the formula P
= G + E + GE *
a. P is the phenotypic value for an expressed phenotype
b. G is the genetic effect due to a particular pheno¬type
c. E is the value for environmental influences
d. All of the above

27. Treating a viral disease faces difficulty because *

a. viruses are too small to be affected by therapeutic drugs
b. viruses are will encapsulated
c. viruses are hidden inside the host cells
d. viruses easily escape by quickly infecting other host cells
Correct answer

c. viruses are hidden inside the host cells

39. What would be the remedy for the removal of toxin gossypol in
cottonseed meal to avoid binding of phosphorus and proteins in a
diet? *
a. Solvent extraction
b. Addition of iron salts or phytase
c. Proper storage
d. Autoclaving

Correct answer
b. Addition of iron salts or phytase

31. This is a phenomenon caused by low salinity, temperature and

light intensity. This health condition of seaweed wherein it exudes
organic substances, which is mucilaginous in nature and with the
presence opportunistic bacteria in the water column aggravates the
whitening of the branches. *
a. tip discoloration
b. die off
c. ice-ice disease
d. tip darkening

33. Which of the following is an incorrect sex determination? *

a. In the WZ method of sex determination in blue tilapia, ZZ is male
b. In the ZO method of sex determination in dwarf gourami and sole, ZO is female
c. In the XO method of sex determination in sunfish, XO is female
d. In the WXY method of sex determination in platyfish, the female has female: XX, WX and WY

Correct answer
c. In the XO method of sex determination in sunfish, XO is female

35. The process of introducing a suspension of disease-producing

microorganisms modified by killing or attenuation so that it will not
cause disease and can stimulate the formation of antibodies upon
inoculation. *
a. Injection
b. Dissection
c. Vaccination
d. Medication

40. The gross signs of this viral infection are: affected larvae and
juveniles show lethargy, pale color, loss of appetite, thinness, loss of
equilibrium and corkscrew swimming and some fish sink to the
bottom then float to the surface again. *
a. Lymphocystis Disease
b. Spinning Tilapia Syndrome
c. Viral Nervous Necrosis
d. Sleepy Grouper Disease

Correct answer
c. Viral Nervous Necrosis

38. The theory which states that clones of effector B and T cells arise
from single cell that are stimulated to reproduce by antigen binding
to their receptor *
a. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Theory
b. Clonal Selection Theory
c. Selective Theory of Clones
d. None of these

37. The following are list of ‘on-site’ procedures to investigate

disease outbreaks except for? *
a. Examine fresh materials from healthy, moribund and dead fish then collect fish tissue sample
b. Measure environmental condition and investigate factors and rearing condition
c. Gather information on the time-course of mortalities and deliver suitable samples with
accompanying information to the diagnostic laboratory
d. Presumptive identification of pathogen

32. This is caused by opportunistic gram-negative bacteria like Vibrio,

Aeromonas, Pseudomonas and members of Enterobacteriaceae – *
a. Isopod infestation
b. Infections of acid fast bacteria
c. Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia
d. Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome
Correct answer
c. Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia

34. What is the scientific name of red tilapia? *

a. Oreochromis niloticus
b. Oreochromis mossambicus
c. Oreochromis aureus
d. Oreochromis spp.

36. Fast growing and high yielding Nile tilapia strain developed by the
National Freshwater Fisheries Technologies Center. *
a. GET-EXCEL
b. FAST
c. Genomar Supreme Tilapia
d. GIFT
Correct answer

a. GET-EXCEL

44. Which of the following is not a transgenic (GMO) fish? *

a. Glodfish
b. Fish inserted with Antifreeze Proteins (AFP)
c. Tilapia inserted with GH gene
d. Triploid grass carp

Correct answer
d. Triploid grass carp

46. Which of the following is incorrect about the sex determination of

Siganus canaliculatus ? *
a. Males are generally smaller than females
b. Abdomen of female is distinctly plump
c. Whitish fluid come from the abdomen of male once pressed
d. Female is more active than male

42. This disease develops loss of appetite and retards growth. *

a. Infectious Hypodermal and Hemtopoietic Virus Disease
b. Hepatopancreatic Parvo-like virus (HPV) disease
c. Spinning Tilapia Syndrome
d. None of these

47. Which of the following statement about fertilization is

incorrect? *
a. Ponds which have excessive water flow can be efficiently fertilized.
b. Do not fertilize ponds with extensive areas less than two feet deep. The added nutrients will
promote the growth of undesirable rooted aquatic vegetation in areas
c. Do not fertilize ponds with no history of weed problems and very light fish harvests. It serves no
purpose to increase pounds of fish in the pond if very few are going to be
d. Do not fertilize commercially fed ponds. Added nutrients promote excessive phytoplankton
blooms that could lead to dissolved oxygen depletions, resulting in fish kill.

49. A pond was stocked with 2,500 pieces fingerlings weighing 2

grams each. By the end of the rearing period, the stock consumed
600 kilos of feed. The average body weight of the stock is 200 grams.
Compute for the feed conversion ratio. *
a. 1.8
b. 1.5
c. 1.2
d. 1.0

Correct answer
c. 1.2

45. Farming and husbandry of aquatic organisms to augment nutrition

or income, with limited capitalization and family or household labor or
in coordination with hired labor. *
a. small-scale aquaculture
b. large-scale aquaculture
c. medium-scale aquaculture
d. aquaculture production

43. These bacterial pathogens are capable of living for a long time in
the tissues of their host without causing injury. *
a. Obligatory pathogens
b. Opportunistic Pathogens
c. Secondary Pathogen
d. Primary Pathogen

Correct answer
a. Obligatory pathogens

50. 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

48. In this method of protein evaluation, body weight gain and

nitrogen retention are used as criteria for protein quality which is
considered as more accurate. *
a. chemical method
b. biological method
c. response method
d. response analysis method
Correct answer
b. biological method

41. The presence of distinct white cuticular spots most apparent at

the exoskeleton and epidermis of diseased shrimp about 2 days after
onset. *
a. White Spot Syndrome Virus
b. Yellow Head Virus Disease
c. Monodon-baculovirus Disease
d. Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

51. These are preparations of killed or weakened pathogenic

microorganisms, elicit the production in the body of the same specific
antibodies
a. Immunostimulants
b. Vaccines
c. Booster shots
d. Adjuvants

59. An opportunistic pathogen widely distributed in the water, and it

is the causative agent of columnaris disease characterized by yellow-
green, flat, and rough spreading colonies that adhere to the media
when it grows in solid media. *
a. Flexibacter sp.
b. Flavobacterium columnare
c. Aeromonas sp.
d. Vibrio splendidus

57. It is a technique that cultures shrimps in water that is abundant in

phytoplankton i.e. Chlorella, turning the water green. *
a. Green water technology
b. Green culture method
c. Semi-intensive
d. Intensive

54. 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. *
. 100m
b. 150m
c. 200m
d. 250m

Correct answer
. 100m

52. 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

56. 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

Correct answer
c. integrated farming

53. 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

Correct answer
c. Kitchen pond

58. Bacteria that possess a thick peptidoglycan cell wall which retain
initial crystal violet stain during washing with 95% alcohol. *
a. Gram-positive bacteria
b. Gram-negative bacteria
c. Gram stain
d. All of the above

Correct answer
a. Gram-positive bacteria

60. This disease causes the darkening in color, enlargement of the

abdominal area to an extensive superficial reddening of a large area
of the body, often with necrosis of fins or tail and extensive
ulceration over a considerable portion of the flanks or dorsum. *
a. Pseudomonad Septicaemia
b. Lymphocystis disease
c. Protozoan Infestation
d. Motile Aeromonad Septicaemia

Correct answer
d. Motile Aeromonad Septicaemia

55. Most fishes are highly adaptable in their feeding habits and utilize
the most readily available food, hence, the key factor in determining
what the fish will eat is _____________ *
a. Fish appetite
b. Food availability
c. Manner of feeding
d. Relative gut length

Correct answer

b. Food availability

63. Two basic methods for identification of unknown organisms by

using sera containing various antibodies: *
a. Positive and Negative reactions
b. Agglutination for particulate antigen and Precipitation for soluble antigen
c. Antigen and Antibody
d. none of the above

64. These are species that produce basically harmless water

discoloration; under exceptional conditions in sheltered bays, blooms
can grow and cause indiscriminate kills of fish and invertebrates from
oxygen depletion; these blooms represented by dinoflagellate species
and Cynobacterium. *
a. Types B species
b. Types C species
c. Type A species
d. All of the above
Correct answer
c. Type A species

68. 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

61. This organism enters the host either through the oral route or
through broken or abraded skin and damaged gills, then carried
throughout the fish body by the blood stream; their toxin destroy body
tissues, organs and functions, and it dysfunction may lead to
mortality of up to 70%. *
a. Aeromonas sp.
b. Vibrio sp.
c. Flexibacter sp.
d. Pseudomonas spp.

Correct answer
c. Flexibacter sp.

67. Which of the following is the most practical method of

administration of vaccines and immunostimulants? *
a. Spray
b. Immersion
c. Injection
d. Dietary Supplementation

Correct answer
d. Dietary Supplementation

62. This disease causes small haemorrhages in the skin around the
mouth and opercula and along the ventral or abdominal surfaces and
body surfaces may ooze blood and slime in severe cases but there is
no reddening of the fins and anus. *
a. Pseudomonad Septicaemia or Red Spot Disease
b. Motile Septicaemia Disease
c. Lerneasis
d. Red Disease

Correct answer
a. Pseudomonad Septicaemia or Red Spot Disease

65. These produce potent toxins that find their way through the food
chain to human, causing a variety of gastrointestinal and neurological
illness such as PSP, DSP, NSP, ASP, CFP and CTP. *
a. type A species
b. type B species
c. type C species
d. All of the above

66. These are non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect

the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one
or a limited bacteria in the action *
a. Adjuvants
b. Immunostimulants
c. Probiotics
d. Pre-biotics
Correct answer
d. Pre-biotics

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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
Correct answer
b. Modular pond system

77. 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

76. 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

Correct answer
d. Mabe pearl oyster Pteria penguin

73. 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

Correct answer
a. Hyriopsis schlegeli
79. Usually, these structures are the veins supplying the nursery and
transition pond in fish farm. These can be modified to serve as
catching pond. *
a. diversion canal
b. nursery supply canal
c. tertiary canal
d. drainage canal

Correct answer
c. tertiary canal

72. 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

Correct answer
a. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome

78. These structure in fish pond usually starts from the main gate and
transverse the central portion of the farm *
a. supply canal
b. water supply canal
c. main water supply canal
d. tertiary water supply canal

Correct answer
c. main water supply canal

74. 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

Correct answer
a. Silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima

75. 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
c. Black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
d. Mabe pearl oyster Pteria penguin

Correct answer

c. Black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera

100. Weed control is one of the different strategies in pond

management. Which of the following is not an adverse effect of
weeds? *
a. utilize soil nutrients
b. increase in hydrogen sulfide concentration
c. interfere with the production of fish
d. impede solar exposure of the pond
97. A parasite that attaches to the skin, fins, eyes, nostrils,
operculum, and inside the mouth and where the attachment and
feeding sites are hemorrhagic. *
a. Zoothamnium
b. Lernaea
c. Zeylanicobdella arugamensis
d. Caligus epidemicus

80. These canals are built primarily for the purpose of protecting the
farm from being flooded with runoff water coming from the
watershed. *
a. diversion canal
b. nursery supply canal
c. tertiary canal
d. drainage canal

85. Which of the following components of pumping plant serves as a

basin provided at the foot of the pump column suction head, this
protects the system against excessive debris, floatsam and also
minimizes silting. *
a. pump and prime mover foundation
b. suction sump
c. distribution canals
d. push pump

Correct answer
b. suction sump

91. This consists of fish not checked for the presence of disease or
pathogens. *
a. Specific pathogenic organism
b. Coded pathogenic organism
c. Specific disease (SDF)
d. Uncontrolled fish

Correct answer
d. Uncontrolled fish

86. What is the most common sign and manifestation of Motile

Aeromonad Septicemia? *
a. Ulceration of the body
b. Loss of equilibrium
c. Erratic swimming pattern
d. Loss of appetite

Correct answer
a. Ulceration of the body

82. Perennial fish ponds in the Philippines is characterized by acid

sulfate soil and during pond leveling the pyrites (iron sulfide) are
oxidized producing ____________________- which acidifies the soil
correspondingly reducing the natural productivity. *
a. acidic water
b. acidic substances
c. sulphuric acid
d. hydrogen sulfide

94. The YY male technology has been developed with the main object
of producing males with a YY genotype to be use as male breeders
for the production of all – or nearly all – male progeny. The production
of YY males has been achieved through *
a. feeding with female hormone
b. manipulation of sex hormones
c. administration with androgen treatments
d. all of the above
88. Which of the following the considered to be one of the most
important disease problem in shrimp culture, especially Penaeus
monodon? Heavily infected animals in tanks and ponds show a
continuous greenish glow when observed in total darkness *
a. Taura Syndrome virus
b. Luminous bacterial disease
c. Infectious necrotizing enteritis
d. Glowing shrimp disease

81. Most ponds developed along the coastal areas with dense
mangrove vegetation often have acid-sulfate problem during the first
few years of operation. This is due to the accumulation of
__________. *
a. organic materials
b. hydrogen sulfide
c. pyrite
d. methane

Correct answer
c. pyrite

89. The chemical used for the prevention and treatment of

saprolegnian infections of fishes and fish eggs *
a. chemotherapeutants including bath treatments of either the zinc-free malachite green, sodium
chloride and formalin
b. a chelated copper compound
c. benzalkonium chloride
d. copper sulfate

Correct answer
b. a chelated copper compound

96. For the culture of 20,000 fish (5 grams/fish) to a marketable size

of 350 grams per fish, Gabi got an FCR of 1.75 and survival rate of
85%. How much feeds (in kilograms) did Gabi use for the entire
culture period of 200 days? *
a. 10,000 kg
b. 10,125 kg
c. 52 kg
d. 10,238 kg

Correct answer
d. 10,238 kg

84. Which of the following is a newly-discovered emerging disease of

tilapia cultured in enclosed body of water? *
a. Nodavirus disease of tilapia
b. Corona virus-like disease of tilapia
c. Tilapia lake virus disease
d. Tilapia baculo-virus disease

Correct answer
b. Corona virus-like disease of tilapia

98. Parenteral method of chemical treatment wherein the needle is

inserted either by direct cardiac puncture or through the caudal
artery. *
a. Intramuscular
b. Intraperitoneal
c. Intravenous
d. external

Correct answer
c. Intravenous

87. Manual method in transporting soil blocks where workers forms a

single line positioned at 1-2m apart, extending from the source to the
dike construction site relaying the blocks to each man until it
reaches the pile. *
a. line system
b. sliding system
c. flat boat system
d. raft system

92. Have recommended policy measures dealing with the introduction

of the aquatic species and guidelines for implementation, including
methods to minimize the possibility of disease transfers, this is ICES
which stand for: *
a. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
b. Integrated Council for the Exploration of the Seas
c. International Council for Exploring the Seas
d. International Council for the Exploration of the Species

90. This disease causes darker discoloration and loss of appetite; fish
float just below the water surface; fish may be hyperactive with a
very jerky movement; and ulcerative lesions throughout the body. *
a. Branchiomycosis
b. Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome
c. Ichthyophoniasis
d. Saprolegniasis

Correct answer
d. Saprolegniasis

93. These are systems in which aquatic organisms are cultured in

water which is serially reconditioned and reused. *
a. Flow-through system
b. Recycled Aquaculture System
c. Recirculating Aquaculture System
d. Refurbished Aquaculture Intensive System

95. This refers to chemicals other than nutrients for crustaceans that
are approved for addition to their feed *
a. Feed additive
b. Feed inputs
c. Feed ingredients
d. Feed prebiotics

83. This type of fine, textured soil will form a “ribbon” when pinched
between fingers but will break readily barely sustaining its own
weight. *
a. clay loam
b. sandy loam
c. silty loam
d. clay

Correct answer
a. clay loam

99. Effect of grass carp hemorrhagic disease (GCHD) on host: *

a. The disease consists of a chronic, necrotic, and mycotic granulomatous inflammatory
response.
b. Hemorrhages occur in the musculature, oral cavity, intestinal tract, liver, spleen and kidney
c. Diseased of fish pale livers, empty digestive tracts, the intestine filled with greenish to brownish
fluid and the spleens are red spotted.
d. All of the above
Correct answer
b. Hemorrhages occur in the musculature, oral cavity, intestinal tract, liver, spleen and kidney