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