BIO220 TMA

Q1 African Buffalo has the following characteristic EXCEPT
 The females do not have horns
 It has a gestation period of 300days
 It resembles domestic cattle
 It is a herbivore
Q2 Which of these is ”UNTRUE” of giraffe?
 They are omnivores
 They have short tails with tuft of dark hair at the tip
 They live in small groups or herds
 They are the tallest living mammals
Q3 Which of these is NOT ”true” of hippopotamus
 They are herbivores
 They prefer to feed during the day
 They lack sweat glands
 They live in “schools”
Q4 Which of these is NOT ”true” of warthog
 The females are bigger than the males
 The males are bigger than the males
 They belong to carnivores
 They belong to the order artiodactyla
Q5 All these belong to the order Carnivora EXCEPT
 Hyena
 Cheetah
 Lion
 water chevrotain
Q6 The optimum temperature for the growth of Tilapia is _______
 31 degreesC
 16 degrees C
 9degrees C
 29 degrees C
Q7 In order to prevent loss of water by diffusion, marine fishes tend to (I). excrete small amounts of highly salt-concentrated urine (II).drink large amounts of sea water (III.)Excrete large amounts of water
 I and III
 I and II
 II and III
 I,II and III
Q8 What is the the primary excretory waste of fish ?
 Ammonia
 Urea
 Uric Acid
 Nitrogen
Q9 Which of these chracteristics is not ”true” of water
 It has a high specific heat capacity
 It has its least density at 4degrees Celsius
 It has the ability to tolorate rapid changes in temperature
 It increase in volume as it freezes
Q10 The introduction of water into pond prior to stocking is known as
 Impoundment
 Watering
 liming
 Aquaculture
Q11 Liming of ponds will lead to all these effects EXCEPT
 Kills harmful animals and plants
 decreases the pH of the pond
 eliminates pathogenic
 enhances the utilisation some nutrients from the pond
Q12 All these are management measures that are usually taken to increase fish production in open water bodies EXCEPT
 Provision of good feeds
 Limitations on size of fish caught
 Limitations of time of fishing
 Open and closed seasons
Q13 Which of these is ”true” of Aquaculture ?
 It is the art of cultivating the natural produce of water
 It contributes about 65% of domestic fish production in Nigeria.
 It is the rearing of aquatic organisms under controlled or semi controlled conditions
 Both fresh and marine water fishes are reared in well designed and managed ponds
Q14 What percentage of the domestic fish production does small scale fishing in Nigeria account for
 80%
 50%
 40%
 25%
Q15 Fish production in Nigeria is from three main sectors . Which of these is not included?
 Aquaculture
 canoe fisheries
 Artisanal fisheries
 commercial fisheries
Q16 All these are factors constraining the development of processing and trading of fish in Nigeria EXCEPT
 competition
 insufficient credit facilities
 bad roads
 price policies
Q17 The price of fish can be determined by all but one of the following factors
 production cost
 Gender of the fish
 processing technique
 variety of fish
Q18 For extensive and semi-intensive fish production,in remote areas unsold fresh fish can be preserved by all these means EXCEPT
 cold storage plants
 smoking
 fermenting
 salting
Q19 The processing methods for fish can be determined by all these EXCEPT
 consumer taste
 gender of the processor
 storage facilities
 price of the final product
Q20 The transport of fresh or live fish requires all but one of these
 A well made feeding trough
 Proximity of the pond to the market to limit transport time
 Early morning harvest
 Markets equipped with ice facilities or water tanks
Q21 All these animals belong to the same order EXCEPT____
 Serval
 Hartebeest
 lion
 leopard
Q22 All these animals belong to the same order EXCEPT
 Crawshay’s hare
 Ochre mole-rat
 Crested porcupine
 Beecroft’s flying squirrel
Q23 Pangolins belong to the order________
 Rodentia
 Pholidota
 Lagomorpha
 Tubulidentata
Q24 The straw coloured fruit bat is scientifically known as________
 Eidolon helvum
 Eidolon helvum
 Taphozous mauritianus
 Tadarida nigeriae
Q25 Bats belong to the order _______
 Pholidota
 Chiroptera
 Lagomorpha
 Hyracoidea
Q26 The African Giant Shrew is Scientifically(Scientific Name) Known as_________
 Crocidura flavescens
 Kobus elipsiprymnus
 Cryptomys ochraceocinereus
 Hystrix cristata
Q27 Otter-shrews belong to the family_______
 Soricidae
 Tenrecidae
 Procaviidae
 Felidae
Q28 Hedgehogs belong to the family ______
 Erinaceidae
 Tragulidae
 Canidae
 Suidae
Q29 The sub-order Ruminantia include all the animals EXCEPT
 Giraffe
 Pig
 Antelope
 African Buffalo
Q30 Which of these families does not belong to the primate order
 Losrisidae
 Felidae
 Galagidae
 Bovidae
Q31 Which of these statements is not true of ostrich?
 They are native to Asia
 They are flightless birds
 They can weigh up to 150kg
 They are value for their feathers among other things
Q32 All these are true of bush fowl EXCEPT
 There 12 different species of bush fowl in West Africa
 Breeding usually occurs in Dry season
 They are solitary birds
 They lay 5-6 eggs in a natural hollow ground
Q33 All these are features of the Nile Monitor Lizard EXCEPT
 It has a characteristic Stout body
 It has powerful limbs with powerful clawed feet
 It has large tail flattened for swimming
 It has flabby small ears
Q34 Reptiles have all BUT ONE of the following characteristics
 They have scales
 They lay eggs in water
 They are cold blooded
 They have no hair
Q35 All these are features of tree pangolin EXCEPT
 They have long non-prehensile tail
 They have 19-23 rows of body scales
 They have pointed head with small eyes
 They have short and thickset limbs
Q36 Which of these statements is true of African giant shrews
 The prefer man-made habitats
 They are very common in the rain forest
 They are very common in the savanna
 Their litter size is usually 8
Q37 One of these is NOT an identification feature of Pangolins?
 They have overlapping scales on their back side
 Pangolins have long slender snouts
 They have long legs and curved claws
 They coil up like a ball when disturbed
Q38 How many times do Straw-coloured fruit bats breed in a year?
 Once
 Twice
 Quarterly
 Thrice
Q39 The straw coloured fruit bats has all but one of these features
 It has white basal ear tufts
 Head is large with naked muzzle and lips
 The wings are dark and wide
 The hair is dark at the base with dull yellow tips
Q40 Which of these statements is not true of shrews
 They are insect eating mammals
 They are solitary mammals
 They are social animals
 They are the most common of their order
Q41 All these are genera of Tilapia except
 Chromidotilapia
 Oreochromis
 Tilapia
 Chrysichthys
Q42 These are reasons for cultureing Tilapia EXCEPT
 The flesh of tilapia is sweet and highly palatable
 They breed with high fecundity
 They can tolerate wide range of environmental condition.
 They can grow well on high protein food substances.
Q43 Which of these is not a Genus in the Family Mochokidae
 Chiloglanis
 Clarotes
 Brachysynodontis
 Synodontis
Q44 One of these is not a Genus in the Bagridae family
 Heterobranchus
 Anchenoglanis
 Chrysichthys
 Clarotes
Q45 All these are reasons for wide culturing of catfish family EXCEPT
 It is generally acceptable in the market
 It is not aggressive
 It has sweet flavor and highly palatable
 It can breed in captivity
Q46 Which of these characteristics is not true of the Clariidae family
 They are commonly foumd in marine environments
 They are generally without scales
 Breeding migration is carried out at the unsrt of the rainy seaso,
 They have very strong heads
Q47 Which of these forms the basis for taxonomic groupimg of animals
 Phylum
 Species
 Super class
 Sub class
Q48 Which of these will come ealier in the classification of fish
 Order
 class
 family
 Genus
Q49 Which of these fish type is catadromous __
 Salmon
 Eel
 Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
 Smelt
Q50 When fish migrates from salt water to brackish water so it is said to be
 anadromous
 catadromous
 diadromous
 Metadromous
Q51 Which of these is not a freshwater body
 spring
 Lagoon
 stream
 river
Q52 Shell fish in Nigeria include all these EXCEPT
 crayfish
 oysters
 crab
 lobster
Q53 All these are species of cray fish EXCEPT
 Pacifastacus leniusculus
 Procambarus clarkii
 P. acutus
 P. Cambaridae
Q54 The order Scorpaeniformes have the following characteristics except
 Salmon belongs to this order
 Head and body tend to be spiny
 pectoral fin usually rounded
 caudal fin usually rounded
Q55 Which of these statements is not true of Perciformes
 Most members are fresh water fish
 There are more than 9000 species
 It is the largest order of vertebrates
 It is the largest order of fish
Q56 Tilapia belongs to the family known as ________
 Cichlidae
 Astacidae
 Polyodontidae
 Ictaluridae
Q57 Which of these families does catfish belong
 Mochokidae
 Clariidae
 Bagridae
 Astacidae
Q58 When the teeth are present on the pharyngeal bones at the back of the mouth on the ventral and dorsal plates,it is referred to as
 Vomerine
 Maxillary
 Premaxillary
 Mandibular
Q59 When the teeth are present on the sides of the lower jaw of the fish.it is said to be ________
 Maxillary
 Mandibular
 Vomerine
 Premaxillary
Q60 Which of these statements are NOT true of lateral lines
 All fish species have the continous lateral line
 They are continous dots
 They are used in sensing vibration
 The point of termination is called synapse
Q61 Which of these aquaculture practices give the highest yield?
 Rural Aquaculture
 Intensive Aquaculture
 Semi-Intensive Aquaculture
 Extensive Aquaculture
Q62 Which of these will not be included in operating cost of fish farming?
 Nets and Seines
 Fish
 feed
 labour
Q63 Which of these will be classified as capital cost in fish farming
 Aerators
 Insurance
 transportation
 Chemicals
Q64 All these are meteorological information required before site selection in setting up a fish farm EXCEPT
 Water table
 evaporation
 Sunrise
 wind speed
Q65 All these are Off-Shore Pelagic resources EXCEPT
 Yellow fin tuna
 Horse mackrel
 skipjack
 big eye tuna
Q66 The fish teeth can be positioned in any of the ways EXCEPT
 Vortexary
 Maxillary
 Premaxillary
 Vomerine
Q67 The first rule with meristic features is that the number is always……
 complete variable
 indiscrete variable
 incomplete variable
 discrete variable
Q68 Which numerals do biologist adopt in spine count
 Roman numerals
 Arabic numerals
 Hindu numeral
 Greek numerals
Q69 Which of these is not amonge the three main type of fin rays?
 spinous rays
 soft rays
 hard rays
 spiral rays
Q70 Mouth of fish is said to be _______if it is positioned above the snout or situated directly upward
 Inferior mouth
 Terminal mouth
 Protrusible mouth
 superior mouth
Q71 The mouth of fish is ___________if it is positioned below the tip of the snout or situated underneath
 Inferior mouth
 Terminal mouth
 Protrusible mouth
 superior mouth
Q72 Which mouth in fish is the one located at the tip or at the extreme end of the snout
 Inferior mouth
 Terminal mouth
 Protrusible mouth
 superior mouth
Q73 When trawling for shrimps the Nigerian adopted cod-end mesh size is_______
 76mm
 44mm
 50mm
 70mm
Q74 The cod -end mesh size adopted by Nigeria when trawling for fish should not be less than ________
 76mm
 70mm
 50mm
 44mm
Q75 Which of these does not belong to the snapper fauna of the dermersal fish resources
 Epinephelus spp
 Antigonia spp.
 Pagrus spp.
 Trigla spp.
Q76 Which of these is not one of the croaker fauna of dermersal fish resources?
 Lutjanus spp.
 Pseudolithus senegalis
 Galeoides decadctylus
 Polydactylus quadrifilis
Q77 Which of these is not part of the pelagic fish resources
 horse mackerel
 Bonga fish
 Sardinella aurita
 Drepane africana
Q78 Which of these shrimp resources occur in deep waters?
 royal shrimp
 pink shrimp
 tiger shrimp
 Parapeneopsis atlantica
Q79 Artisanal fishing is characterised by one of the following features
 cold storage
 low capital outlay
 foreign exchange generation
 advanced technology
Q80 Small scale fishing can be catergorised into all but one of the following
 deep sea mechanised
 canoe fishery
 capture fishery
 coastal mechanised