HIGHPRIO.12 Flashcards
The scientific name of Nile tilapia is:
a. Tilapia niloticus
b. Oreochromis niloticus
c. Oreochromis nilotica
d. Tilapia niloticus
b. Oreochromis niloticus
The scientific name of milkfish is:
a. Ephinephelus coioides
b.Oreochromis niloticus
c. Chanos chanos
d. Cyprinus carpio
c. Chanos chanos
The scientific name of the giant tiger prawn is:
a. Penaeus vannamei (whiteleg shrimp)
b. Macrobrachium rosenbergii
c. Penaeus indicus
d. Penaeus monodon
d. Penaeus monodon
A seaweed that is mainly produced in the country is:
a. Kappaphycus
b.Kelp
c. Nori
d. Aristichthys
a. Kappaphycus
The most dominant species cultured in brackishwater in the country are:
a. Oyster and mussels
b. Milkfish and shrimp
c. Mudcrab and grouper
d. Tilapia and milkfish
b. Milkfish and shrimp
The Philippines ranks as the world’s second largest producer of:
a. Shrimp
b. Milkfish
c. Sea cucumber
d. Seaweeds
d. Seaweeds
The height of the levee from the water surface to the top of the levee is called:
a. Dike height
b. Freeboard
c. Side slope
d. Fetch
b. Freeboard
This is provided in a pipe drain to prevent seepage:
a. Core trench
b. Freeboard
c. Collar
d. Frame
c. Collar
Conservation of energy is often applied in practice as
a. Pascal Law
b. Torrecelli Theorem
c. Darcy Equation
d. Bernoullis Equation
d. Bernoullis Equation
These two culture systems in open water are considered as enclosure culture systems:
a. Raceways and ponds
b. Pens and cages
c. Ponds and cages
d. Raceways and pens
b. Pens and cages
Flow energy is sometimes expressed as
a. Velocity head
b. Pressure head
c. Elevation head
d. NOTA
a. Velocity head
The shear stress of the fluid times the slope of the velocity vectors is a constant called
a. Dynamic viscosity
b. Unit weight
c. Relative density
d. Compressive stress
a. Dynamic viscosity
The attraction between like molecules is called
a. Adhesion
b. Cohesion
c. Tension
d. Repulsion
b. Cohesion
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure
a. Barometer
b. Blower
c. Accumulator
d. Hydrometer
a. Barometer
A container for storing a pressurized fluid
a. Barometer
b. Blower
c. Accumulator
d. Hydrometer
c. Accumulator
A device to move a gas, generally at a higher rate and lower pressure than a fan does
a. Barometer
b. Blower
c. Accumulator
d. Hydrometer
b. Blower
It is the right of each land owner along the stream which entitles him/her to have the water flow in its natural channel undermined in quantity and unpolluted in quality.
a. appropriation right
b. riparian right
c. water right
d. irrigation right
b. riparian right
Drain layout for fields with relatively flat portions in the middle. m2/hr
a. herringbone
b. grid iron
c. double main
d. natural
c. double main
The amount of water the soil profile will hold when all its pore spaces are filled up with water
a. Infiltration rate
b. Intake rate
c. Permeability
d. Saturation point
d. Saturation point
The Scientific name for white potato:
a. Mahinot esculenta
b. Ipomoea batatas
c. Dioscorea alata
d. Solanum Tuberosum
c. Dioscorea alata
What do you call the mountain side, with reference to the wind direction, in which the air mass passing through it is cold and dry?
a. Wayward
b. Trade wind
c. Windward
d. Leeward
d. Leeward
Graphical representation of instantaneous runoff rate against time
a. hydrograph
b. monograph
c. log-probability graph
d. hyetograph
a. hydrograph
A device used in measuring temperature based on some physical properties of materials
a. Tee
b. Thermistor
c. Thermocouple
d. Thermometer
d. Thermometer
