Plant Aquaculture
What continent is the leading produce of aquatic plants?
Asia
What two species of fish dominate American aquaculture?
Catfish, Trout
Phytoplankton are also known as
Term for having a body temperature similar to your environment
Ecothermic
The terms for top and bottom of an organisms
top- dorsal
bottom- ventral
Name 3 aquatic plants
algae, macrophytes
U.S. freshwater ornamental production is highest in which state?
Florida
The term for microscopic animals used as food for fish fry
Zooplankton
The first thing to consider when choosing an aquaculture species is
Reproduction
he terms for front and back of an organisms
back-posterior
List at least 3 uses for aquatic plants
food, feed, chemical products, wastewater treatment, biofuel, ornamental
What products come from alligators?
meat and hide
Microscopic crustaceans
Copepods
Fry need to be fed with
live feed
Name 3 bodily systems found in aquatic organisms
nervous, digestive, reproductive, skeletal, muscular, circulatory endocrine, excretory
What is a colloid?
a heterogenous mixture, where large particles stay suspended within the substance, a gel like substance
What type of frog is used most commonly cultured?
Bullfrog
Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that live in water
Phytoplankton, algae
The amount of body mass gained per the amount of food eaten
feed conversion
The exoskeleton of a crustacean is made from what material
Chitin
A phycolloid harvested from macroalgae to make food gel and thickening agents
Carrageen
When did commercial aquaculture begin in America
1960
Scientific name for brine shrimp
Artemia
What is the feed conversion rate of fish?
1 lb of mass per 1lb of food
The terms for single lobe and forked tails in fish
single- homocercal
forked- heterocercal