Plant Aquaculture
American Aquaculture
Plankton
Characteristics of Aquatic Species
Anatomy
100

What continent is the leading produce of aquatic plants?

Asia

100

What two species of fish dominate American aquaculture?

Catfish, Trout

100

Phytoplankton are also known as

Micro-Algae
100

Term for having a body temperature similar to your environment

Ecothermic

100

The terms for top and bottom of an organisms

top- dorsal

bottom- ventral

200

Name 3 aquatic plants

algae, macrophytes

200

U.S. freshwater ornamental production is highest in which state?

Florida

200

The term for microscopic animals used as food for fish fry

Zooplankton

200

The first thing to consider when choosing an aquaculture species is

Reproduction

200

he terms for front and back of an organisms

front-anterior

back-posterior

300

List at least 3 uses for aquatic plants

food, feed, chemical products, wastewater treatment, biofuel, ornamental

300

What products come from alligators?

meat and hide

300

Microscopic crustaceans

Copepods

300

Fry need to be fed with

live feed

300

Name 3 bodily systems found in aquatic organisms

nervous, digestive, reproductive, skeletal, muscular, circulatory endocrine, excretory

400

What is a colloid?

a heterogenous mixture, where large particles stay suspended within the substance, a gel like substance

400

What type of frog is used most commonly cultured?

Bullfrog

400

Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that live in water

Phytoplankton, algae

400

The amount of body mass gained per the amount of food eaten

feed conversion

400

The exoskeleton of a crustacean is made from what material

Chitin

500

A phycolloid harvested from macroalgae to make food gel and thickening agents

Carrageen 

500

When did commercial aquaculture begin in America

1960

500

Scientific name for brine shrimp

Artemia

500

What is the feed conversion rate of fish?

1 lb of mass per 1lb of food

500

The terms for single lobe and forked tails in fish

single- homocercal

forked- heterocercal