CPRT21 FINALS COVERAGE

Question 1

Mollusks are animals that belong to Phylum _______.

Answer 1

Mollusca

Question 2

Mollusks are animals that have very soft bodies and hard exoskeleton.

[True or False]

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Phylum Chordata is the second largest Phylum of invertebrate animals after the arthropods. [True or False]

Answer 3

False.

The second largest Phylum of invertebrate animals after the arthropods is the Phylum Mollusca.

Question 4

This mollusk is a major pest of rice.

Answer 4

Golden Apple Snail

Question 5

The scientific name of the Golden Apple Snail

Answer 5

Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck

Question 6

[Odd one out]

• Golden Miracle Snail
• Channeled Apple Snail
• Miami Golden
• Golden Pomacea

Answer 6

Golden Pomacea

Question 7

[True or False]

The golden apple snail is a voracious specialist feeder on semi-aquatic or aquatic plants.

Answer 7

False

The golden apple snail is a voracious generalist feeder on semi-aquatic or aquatic plants.

Question 8

[Odd One Out]

• Bivalvia
• Aplacophora
• Scaphopoda
• Nautiloidea

Answer 8

Nautiloidea

Question 9

Gastropods are source of food, jewelry, and some are pests like some species of saltwater snails.

[T/F]

Answer 9

False.

Gastropods are source of food, jewelry, and some are pests like some species of freshwater snails.

Question 10

Class Gastropoda consist about ___% of the Phylum Mollusca.

a) 9%
b) 8%
c) 10%
d) 7%

Answer 10

8%

Question 11

Apple snails are mollusks that belong to the ___________ family.

Answer 11

Ampullariidae

Question 12

Snails that belong the Ampullariidae family are usually saltwater snails, but the golden apple snail is an exemption.

[T/F]

Answer 12

False.

Golden apple snails are mollusks that belong to the Ampullariidae family, and are usually freshwater snails.

Question 13

The local name of Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck.

Answer 13

Golden Kuhol / Kuhol

Question 14

It is the term used for the rough tongue that the golden apple snail uses to scrape plant surfaces.

Answer 14

Radula

Question 15

The golden apple snail prefers to feed on young plant parts because they are soft and would be easily be scraped by their rough tongue.

[T/F]

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Aside from feeding on aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, the golden apple snail also feed on decomposing organic matter.

[T/F]

Answer 16

True

Question 17

[Odd one out]

a) Eleocharis dulces
b) Cyperus corymbosus
c) Pistia stratiotes
d) Sechium edule

Answer 17

d) Sechium edule

Common factor: Plants that the golden apple snail will feed on. Sechium edule is chayote.

Question 18

[Odd One Out]

a) Laos
b) South America
c) Cambodia
d) Malaysia

Answer 18

b) South America

Question 19

The golden apple snail is indigenous. Instead, it came from South America.

[T/F]

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which of the following is not a characteristic damage of the golden apple snail?

a) Missing hills
b) Cut stems
c) White substance on leaves
d) Floating leaves

Answer 20

c) White substance on leaves.

Question 21

True of False

The golden apple snail was endorsed officially by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic resources in the Philippines as a rural livelihood project.

Answer 21

False

The golden apple snail was endorsed by the Department of Agriculture.

Question 22

True or False

The snail was cultured into cement tanks, managed ponds, and backyard soil pits.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False

The golden apple snails escaped to the irrigation systems and waterways of different regions due to negligence.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Out of 3 million hectares of rice fields, how many hectares were infested by hte kuhol?

Answer 24

1.2 to 1.6 hectares

Question 25

# *True or False* The size of the golden apple snail is determiend the availability of food.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

# *True or False* The golden apple snail is hermaphroditic and monoecious.

Answer 26

False ## Footnote The golden apple snail is gonochoristic and dioecious.

Question 27

# *Analogy* Female: Concave Male: ____________.

Answer 27

Convex. ## Footnote The shell of the female kuhol has a concave operculum while the male kuhol has a convex operculum.

Question 28

# *True or False* The male kuhol has a shell with an extended lip and the tip of the shell is darker in color than the females'.

Answer 28

False ## Footnote The male kuhol has an extended shell lip and has a light color in its apex. The female kuhol has a straight shell opening and the apex is dark in color.

Question 29

Female shell: curves inward Male shell: _____________.

Answer 29

Male shell: curves outward

Question 30

The number of days during the incubation period of the life cycle of the golden apple snail.

Answer 30

7-14 days

Question 31

Number of days between the hatchling stage and the juvenile stage.

Answer 31

15-25 days

Question 32

Number of days between the juvenila stage and the adult stage. | Golden Apple Snail

Answer 32

45-59 days

Question 33

# *True or False* The golden apple snail is very prolific.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The order of bats

Answer 34

Order Chiroptera

Question 35

The order of deer and wild pigs

Answer 35

Order Artiodactyla

Question 36

Order of rabbits

Answer 36

Order Lagomorpha

Question 37

Order of monkeys, lemurs, and apes

Answer 37

Order Primates

Question 38

Animals that belong to this order are known to as 'gnawing mammals'

Answer 38

Order Rodentia

Question 39

What are the animals that belong to order Rodentia?

Answer 39

Rats / Rodents

Question 40

What are the animals that belong to order Artiodactyla?

Answer 40

Deer and wild pigs

Question 41

What are the animals that belong to Order Lagomorpha?

Answer 41

Rabbits

Question 42

What are the animals that belong to order Chiroptera?

Answer 42

Bats

Question 43

The body covering of birds

Answer 43

Feathers

Question 44

The term used for the youngs of birds

Answer 44

Nestlings

Question 45

Nestlings are initially helpless, naked, and must be fed by the maternal parents. True or False?

Answer 45

True

Question 46

What are the common names of ** *Lonchura malacca* **?

Answer 46

- Black-headed munia - Chestnut munia - Weaver bird - Maya

Question 47

It is considered to be the most destructive bird pest in the Philippines.

Answer 47

Maya or *Lonchura malacca*

Question 48

Only the male Maya sings. True or False?

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What are the 3 species of agricultural pests that belong to Class Aves?

Answer 49

*Lonchura malacca* *Passer montanus* *Padda oryzivora*

Question 50

The spindle-shaped body of birds minimized the resistance to wind during flight. True or False?

Answer 50

True

Question 51

The nests of the *Lonchura malacca* are found in tall grasses or bushes, and generally contains 4-7 white eggs. True or False?

Answer 51

True

Question 52

The scientific name of the Eurasian tree sparrow

Answer 52

*Passer montanus*

Question 52

This animal is a storage pest in warehouses and replaces the *Lonchura* as a major pest in rice fields.

Answer 52

*Passer montanus*

Question 52

It is usually mistakenly identified as the maya.

Answer 52

*Passer montanus*

Question 53

It entire head, back of neck, chin, throat, and breast are black in color, while the rest of the upper parts are chestnut or dark brown.

Answer 53

*Lonchura malacca*

Question 54

Class Aves animal that feeds on weed seeds and rice grains.

Answer 54

*Lonchura malacca*

Question 55

Class Aves animal that feeds on seeds and worms.

Answer 55

*Passer montanus*

Question 56

This bird makes nest in natural cavities, holes in buildings, and unused nests.

Answer 56

*Passer montanus*

Question 57

Animal with rich chestnut crown and nape with black patch n each white cheek.

Answer 57

*Passer montanus*

Question 58

The wings of birds are actually forelimbs that are modified to be capable of flight. [True or False?]

Answer 58

True

Question 59

Number of eggs of the *Passer montanus*

Answer 59

5-6 eggs

Question 60

Scientific name of the Java Sparrow

Answer 60

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 61

It is an exotic bird with gray and black feathers.

Answer 61

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 62

It has grey upper parts and breast. It has a pink belly. Its head is black but it is white-cheeked. The ring of its eyes are red. It has pink feet and a thick red beak. What species of bird is this?

Answer 62

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 63

It is now a former pest of rice fields.

Answer 63

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 64

It mainly feeds on grains and other seeds.

Answer 64

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 65

The nests of the *Padda oryzivora* are located at the top of trees and buildings. [True or False?]

Answer 65

True

Question 66

The Java Sparrow are gregarious. [True or False?]

Answer 66

True

Question 67

The nestlings of this species that brown upper parts, with light brown underparts. It has a plain head with black beak and a pink base.

Answer 67

*Padda oryzivora*

Question 68

What is the characteristic call of the Java sparrow?

Answer 68

chipchipchipchip

Question 69

Mammals have mammary glands in females that are used to produce milk to feed the young. [True or False?]

Answer 69

True

Question 70

They are characterized by a pair of continuously growing razor-sharp incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws,

Answer 70

Rats

Question 71

The incisors of rats are only found at the upper jaw. [True or False?]

Answer 71

False. It is found on both upper and lower jaws.

Question 72

The incisors of rats are separated by the diastema. [True or False?]

Answer 72

True The diastema refers to the gap that separates the molars or teeth.

Question 73

The habit of rats that functions to wear the teeth down to prevent elongation and results into sharpened teeth.

Answer 73

Gnawing or Nibbling

Question 74

It is the technical term for the body covering of rats.

Answer 74

Pelage

Question 75

The body part of rats that are sensitive to motion.

Answer 75

Sensory vibrissae

Question 76

The tail of rats are shorter or longer than the body. [True or False?]

Answer 76

True

Question 77

The baby rat is pinkish and naked, has no vibrissae, eyes and ears closed, under developed limbs, and sucks milk from maternal parent. [True or False?]

Answer 77

True

Question 78

Lifespan of rats

Answer 78

6 months to more than a year.

Question 79

Gestation period of rats

Answer 79

21 days

Question 80

Number of times the mother rat gives birth in a year.

Answer 80

3-4 times

Question 81

The average number of young per litter or rats.

Answer 81

6-8 youngs

Question 82

The number of rats that the female rat can give birth to in just one season.

Answer 82

35

Question 83

Rats are sexually active for ___ months until their death

Answer 83

9

Question 84

It is the season when the breeding of rats become rapid.

Answer 84

Wet Season

Question 85

Rats are nocturnal. [True or False?]

Answer 85

True

Question 86

Rats generally have poor eyesight but they have heightened sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing. [True or False?]

Answer 86

True

Question 87

These are the long hairs of rats that protect the soft undercoat and have a water-proof function.

Answer 87

Guard hairs

Question 88

Rats can survive any obstacles because they are good climbers, swimmers, and diggers. [True or False?]

Answer 88

True

Question 89

Rats actually has a low food requirement, which is only 10% of their body weight. [True or False?]

Answer 89

True

Question 90

Rats are omnivorous but they are basically cereal-eaters. [True or False?]

Answer 90

True

Question 91

Rats engage in cannibalism when food is scarce. [True or False?]

Answer 91

True

Question 92

It is the fear of new or unfamiliar situations or conditions. This is exhibited by rats, which protects them from impending danger.

Answer 92

Neophobia

Question 93

Neophobia in rats cause trap-shyness. [True or False?]

Answer 93

True

Question 94

Rats are social animals and have high reproductive rates. [True or False?]

Answer 94

True

Question 95

Scientific name of common rice field rat.

Answer 95

*Rattus rattus* complex

Question 96

Mammary gland formula of *Rattus rattus* complex.

Answer 96

2+3=10

Question 97

The scientific name of Asian rice field rice.

Answer 97

*Rattus argentiventer*

Question 98

Mammary gland formula of Asian rice field rat.

Answer 98

3+3=12

Question 99

Scientific name of Polynesian rat or bush rat.

Answer 99

*Rattus exulans*

Question 100

Mammary gland formula of *Rattus exulans*

Answer 100

2+2=8

Question 101

Scientific name of Norway rat.

Answer 101

*Rattus norvegicus*

Question 102

Mammary gland formula of Norway rat.

Answer 102

3+3=12

Question 103

Scientific name of the Philippine house mouse.

Answer 103

*Mus musculus castaneus*

Question 104

Scientific name of the Philippine naked back fruit bat.

Answer 104

*Dobsonia chapmani*

Question 105

Scientific name of Fruit-eating monkey in the Philippines.

Answer 105

*Macaca fascicularis philippensis*

Question 106

Rat damage on rice

Answer 106

- Missing seedlings - Right angle cut on tillers - Bending / lodging of tillers

Question 107

Bird control strategies in rice

Answer 107

- Bird boys - Exclusion netting - Tin cans - Bird tape - Decoy birds - Scarecrow - Chemical repellents - Eco-engineering

Question 108

Physical control strategies in rice for rats

Answer 108

- Flooding and digging burrows - Blanketing - Flamethrower - Netting to trap rats - Live trap - Use of dogs to locate active burrows - Electric current

Question 109

Cultural control for rats.

Answer 109

- Sanitation - Synchronous planting - Paddy dikes not more than 15cm wide and 20cm high - Timing control when rat population is very low - Community trap barrier system

Question 110

Biological control for rats

Answer 110

- Use of predators like owl, wild cats, snakes, birds - "Bounty system" to encourage rat control

Question 111

The name of the chemical used for chemical control of rats.

Answer 111

Rodenticides

Question 112

Rodent pests found in Mindoro and Mindanao Islands

Answer 112

*Rattus argentiventer*

Question 113

Rodent that is a major pest in Palawan

Answer 113

*Rattus exulans*

Question 114

Rodent that is pest in Iloilo.

Answer 114

*Rattus norwegicus*

Question 115

This is the first step in pest management

Answer 115

Diagnosis