ALAT ch31
What is the most common species of fish used in laboratory animal facilities? – answer
zebrafish
What fish organ extracts oxygen from the water? - answer gills
What fish organ senses vibrations in the water? - answer Lateral line
Fish should not be used for egg collection more than once per: - answer week
What is the most commonly used general anesthetic for fish? – answer Tricaine metha
nesulfonate
What are Artemia, rotifers, and Paramecium? - answer They are common live foods for
fish.
What fish organ helps maintain buoyancy? - answer Gas bladder
Specific gravity, conductivity, and salinity refer to: - answerthe amount of dissolved salts
and minerals in the water.
Like amphibians, fish are ectotherms. - answerTrue
Water hardness refers to the: - answerthe amount of calcium and magnesium ions in
the water.
Which factor affects the amount of dissolved oxygen in tank water? -
answerTemperature of the water
What is the waste product that must be removed from the water in the fish tanks? -
answerAmmonia and its byproducts
What is the optimum pH for water in a fish tank? - answer6-8
What might be combined with a live diet when feeding many types of laboratory fish? -
answerPrepared feed
How often are zebrafish usually fed? - answerTwice per day
What are the three main types of holding systems for fish? - answerClosed,
recirculating, and flow-through
What is the most common species of fish used in laboratory animal facilities? – answer
zebrafish
What fish organ extracts oxygen from the water? - answer gills
What fish organ senses vibrations in the water? - answer Lateral line
Fish should not be used for egg collection more than once per: - answer week
What is the most commonly used general anesthetic for fish? – answer Tricaine metha
nesulfonate
What are Artemia, rotifers, and Paramecium? - answer They are common live foods for
fish.
What fish organ helps maintain buoyancy? - answer Gas bladder
Specific gravity, conductivity, and salinity refer to: - answerthe amount of dissolved salts
and minerals in the water.
Like amphibians, fish are ectotherms. - answerTrue
Water hardness refers to the: - answerthe amount of calcium and magnesium ions in
the water.
Which factor affects the amount of dissolved oxygen in tank water? -
answerTemperature of the water
What is the waste product that must be removed from the water in the fish tanks? -
answerAmmonia and its byproducts
What is the optimum pH for water in a fish tank? - answer6-8
What might be combined with a live diet when feeding many types of laboratory fish? -
answerPrepared feed
How often are zebrafish usually fed? - answerTwice per day
What are the three main types of holding systems for fish? - answerClosed,
recirculating, and flow-through
