SMS 211 final

Which of the following statements is correct?

A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

Which group of amino acids CANNOT be created by the organism and must be supplied in the diet?

Essential amino acids

What type of lipids are omega 3s & 6s

Fatty Acids

Which of the following factors is the most important for delivering good health

Good management

What does HAB stand for?

Harmful algal bloom

Which of the following stock transfers offers the opportunity to transfer disease?

Hatchery to on-growing site Wild to farm On-growing site to processing plant

Which group of organisms are predominantly 'autotrophic'?

Plants

Eicosapentaenoic acid - EPA and Docosahexaenoic acid - DHA are which types of fatty acid

Polyunsaturated

Which of these seafood poisons is heat stable?

Scombroid fish poisoning Ciguatera fish poisoning Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning

Which of the following are methods of stunning fish

Superchilling/CO2 Clubs Electrical stunners

Which process correctly defines 'anabolism'?

The formation and repair of body tissues

Clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites. What does this mean?

They are born male, but can become female

Peppermint shrimp are classified as 'euhermaphrodites'. What does this mean?

They are both sexes at the same time, usually male, but become female immediately after they moult

Fish (like all vertebrates) and crustaceans cannot produce n-3 or n-6 fatty acids from basic molecules

True

Which of the following processes can control/eliminate parasites in fish fillets

freezing at -20°C or below for 7 days Cooking Brining

Which of the following means "the potential harm' associated with an item?

hazard

Which group of nutrients are fish better at utilizing as an energy source?

lipids

Which of these types of molecules contain the highest amount of energy, per unit weight?

lipids

What is the most common problem with microalgae cultivation?

maintaining sterility

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is caused by which toxin

okadaic acid

Which of the following defines the 'chance of the potential harm occurring' ?

risk

'Fallowing' is the process of removing all the equipment and farmed organisms from a location in order to allow the pathogen load to dissipate naturally over time. It usually lasts for at least one growing season

true

A 'critical control point' is a location in a facility, such as a gate or door, that allows us to manage to potential flow of diseases within a facility

true

Both artemia and rotifers often need to be enriched with additional fatty acid mixtures to improve their nutritional value

true

Which of the following are harmful virus conditions associated with contaminated shellfish

Norovirus & Hepatitis

__4__Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP)__3__Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)__1__Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP)__2__Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP)

1. Domoic acid 2. Okadoic acid 3. Saxitoxin 4. Brevetoxin

Approximately how much of the energy released by a molecule of glucose can be captured by a molecule of ATP?

50%

___2__ Morning ___1__Mid-afternoon

1. clownfish 2. Zebrafish

With the expected population growth expected by 2050, there is a commensurate growth in the requirement for in increase in animal protein to feed to population expansion. How much additional animal protein is expected to be needed?

200 million tonnes

How many different antibiotics are licensed for use in aquaculture by the FDA?

3

Control of which of the following items will help restrict the movement of pathogens?

Aerosols Splashes Movement of people Movement of equipment

Which of the following are methods of industrial scale freezing?

Ammonia Spiral Blast

Which form a shellfish poisoning can results in loss of short term memory

Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP)

Koi are a type of which species of fish

Amur carp

What is defined by "A set of measures to reduce risk of transmission of infectious agents"

Biosecurity

Which of the following is a recognised 'disinfectant'

Bleach Silver Chloramine

Which federal agency is responsible for tracking and recording seafood born illness

CDC

Seahorses are collected/raised for 3 purposes. Which of these are correct?

Curio trade (jewelry etc) Use in Chinese medicine Aquarium trade

Scombroid Fish Poisoning is associated with any fish species that has high enough levels of which chemical?

Histidine

Why do GloFish glow different colors?

Insertion of a fluorescent gene into the embryo

Which form of shellfish poisoning is the most prevalent

Norovirus

Which of the following items can be used to provide entry-point disinfection?

Wheel washes Footwear swap Handwash Footbaths

Put the following 3 processes in the appropriate normal order

__2__Descaling_ _1__Stunning__ 3__Chilling

Which of the following items can be used to treat a disease that is ongoing?

antibiotics

A typical salmon vaccine costs about $2 per animal?

false

Artemia cysts are usually decapsulated with hydrochloric acid

false

Most compound fish feed diets contain more than 10% moisture

false

Omega 3s & 6s are types of saturated fatty acids

false

Producing valuable color morphs of koi carp is easy as you can select the adults with the coloring you want and know that you will get the appropriate colored progeny as a result

false

The feed conversion rate for salmon is approximately 5 lbs of feed to 1 lb of salmon

false

The ornamental trade involves between 200-300 different species

false

The use of antibiotics can be authorized by the facility manager at any time should he find disease in the stock

false

Toxins associated with Vibrio bacteria are NOT inactivated by heat

false

Zebrafish are unable to spawn until they are 6 months old

false

Compensatory growth involves starving an animal for a number of days and then returning the animal to feed with the result that it puts on more weight, compared to if it had been maintained on a regular diet over the same period

true

Corals are usually cultivated on ceramic 'frag plugs'

true

Feeds are often the single largest cost to an aquaculture operation

true

High energy diets can contain up to 40% oil or lipid

true

Most common microalgae species have a diameters between 2 and 50 micrometers

true

Proteins can serve as an energy source?

true

Sourcing 'specific pathogen free' stock can help reduce the chance of introducing disease into your system

true

The global retail ornamental market is valued at over $1 billion

true

The organization that enforces and monitors shellfish growing waters for biotoxins and pollution is called the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

true

Which of the following items can help prevent disease before it can occur?

vaccine