SS 1 Fisheries 1st Term Exam 23/24
  • 1. 1.The tail of a fish is located at _______ part of its body
A) Dorsal
B) Posterior
C) Anterior
D) Ventral
  • 2. 2. Fishes that chase their preys to have them posses _________ type of mouth
A) Funnel
B) Superior
C) Terminal
D) Inferior
  • 3. 3. One of these is not a type of caudal fins of fishes
A) Rounded
B) Truncated
C) Retracted
D) Heteroceral
  • 4. 4. Capture fishery is defined as
A) Stocking fishes hatched artificially in the wild
B) Raising of fish in an enclosure
C) Harvesting of fish from the water bodies
D) Confining fishes to an area in the wild for culture
  • 5. 5. An example of bony fishes is
A) Dolphin
B) Ray
C) Shark
D) Catfish
  • 6. 6. The basis for the classification of fishes as either bony or cartilaginous is ____
A) Teeth
B) Skeleton
C) Muscle
D) Feeding
  • 7. 7. A type of fishing done at leisure to catch fun is
A) Recreational
B) Open sea
C) Artisanal
D) Inland
  • 8. 8. Some fishes are classified as fresh water fish. This is based on _________
A) Habitat
B) Species
C) Salinity
D) Skeleton
  • 9. 9. The use of fishing vessels to harvest fish is characteristic of _________ fishing
A) Inland
B) Subsistent
C) Industrial
D) Culture
  • 10. 10. Fishes that suck on drifting plankton have _________ mouths
A) Inferior
B) Funnel
C) Superior
D) Terminal
  • 11. 11. The scales of a fish are adaptations to ________
A) Navigate water depths
B) Protect it from injuries and infections
C) Breath under water
D) Detect water vibrations
  • 12. 12. The organ of excretion of a fish is the _________
A) Scales
B) Gills
C) Swim bladder
D) Lateral lines
  • 13. 13. The culture of a fish in a controlled water body is _______
A) Hydroponics
B) Mariculture
C) Aquaculture
D) Quarantine
  • 14. 14. Fishes refers to _________
A) Different species of fish
B) Fish that lives in salt water
C) Fish that lives in fresh water
D) Fish with big eyes
  • 15. 15. Which of these is associated with commercial fish farming?
A) Fishing without gears
B) Artisanal fishing
C) Industrial fishing
D) Recreational fishing
  • 16. 16. One of these in not an example of marine fishes
A) Shark
B) Ell
C) Carps
D) Ray
  • 17. 17. The lateral part of the body of a fish refers to the ________
A) Bottom
B) Back
C) Top
D) Sides
  • 18. 18. Fins that run down the middle of a fish are called _________
A) Madian fins
B) Paired fins
C) Caudal fins
D) Dorsal fins
  • 19. 19. One of these is not a type of scales of fish
A) Ctenoid
B) Ganoid
C) Colloid
D) Placoid
  • 20. 20. Ctenoid scales are more clam than ______ _ scales
A) Cycloid
B) Placoid
C) Colloid
D) Ganoid
  • 21. 21. One of these scales overlap like shingles on roof
A) Cycloid
B) Placoid
C) Ganoid
D) Colloid
  • 22. 22. Sharks and rays possess _________ scales
A) Placoid
B) Ganoid
C) Cycloid
D) Ctenoid
  • 23. 23. Ganoid scales can found in ______ _
A) Ray fish
B) Perches
C) Ell
D) Paddle fish
  • 24. 24. Which of these scales form rings for determining the age of the fish?
A) Ctenoid
B) Ganoid
C) Placoid
D) Colloid
  • 25. 25. Gold fish possesses _________ scales
A) Placoid
B) Cycloid
C) Colloid
D) Ctenoid
  • 26. 26. Cycloid scales are ________ in shape
A) Clam
B) Flat
C) Oval
D) Shisel
  • 27. 27. The dorsal view of an organism is its
A) Back
B) Side
C) Front
D) Top
  • 28. 28. A fish is distinct from other animals by _________
A) Presence of fins
B) Presence of hairs
C) Possession of wings
D) Absence of nostrils
  • 29. 29. Which part of a fish can be used to observe preys and predators?
A) Mouth
B) Tail
C) Eyes
D) Lateral lines
  • 30. 30. Which mouth type of a fish is at the middle of the head?
A) Inferior
B) Funnel
C) Retracted
D) Terminal
  • 31. 31. The least saline body of water is the
A) Marine
B) Estuary
C) Brackish water
D) Fresh water
  • 32. 32. What type of mouth has a Tilipia?
A) Funnel
B) Terminal
C) Superior
D) Inferior
  • 33. 33. One of these fishes does not have a forked tail
A) Cat fish
B) Tytus
C) Kote
D) Shawa
  • 34. 34. An example of cartilagenous fish is
A) Carp
B) Tilapia
C) Cat fish
D) Shark
  • 35. 35. The treatment of fish with micro wave is
A) Frying
B) Sun drying
C) Smoking
D) Ovun drying
  • 36. 36. Fish can be regarded a cheap source of all but one
A) Saturated fatty acids
B) Animal protein
C) Essential amino acids
D) Plant protein
  • 37. 37. One of these is located at the anterior of the body of a fish
A) Eyes
B) Tail
C) Gills
D) Genital
  • 38. 38. Which part of the body of a fish is adapted to navigate the depths of water?
A) Gills
B) Lateral lines
C) Swim bladder
D) Scales
  • 39. 39. The part of the body of a fish that propels it during locomotion is the ________
A) Head
B) Fins
C) Tail
D) Eyes
  • 40. 40. What is culture fishery?
A) Harvesting of fish from the wild
B) Crossing fish artificially
C) Production of fish artificially
D) Stocking the wild with hatched fish
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