PROFICIENCY EXAM

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I) Instructions: Read the o!!o"in#
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According to the FAO, aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms. There are
four groups of aquatic organisms; they are fsh, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic
vegetation. The aquatic plant that can be cultured is seaweed. Farming is done by
human to enhance the fsh production. There are some factors to be concerned,
such as regular stocing, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also
implies individual or corporate ownership of the stoc being cultivated. Fish,
molluscs, crustacean, are belong to the aquatic animal group, and seaweed is belong
to the aquatic plant group. !ut, we only cultured two inds of the aquatic organisms
they are fsh and seaweed. To culture the fsh and seaweed, we should now the
aquatic environment; they are freshwater, bracishwater and seawater.
A( Readin# )ractice
". #hat is aquaculture$
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&. 'ention the groups of aquatic organisms$
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(. #hat organisms belong to aquatic animal$
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). #hat organisms belong to aquatic plant$
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*. #hy people do fsh culture$
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+. ,ow many of the aquatic organisms that can be cultured$
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*( +oca,u!ar- Practice
a( Com)!ete the sentences usin# the suita,!e "ords rom the te.t/
". Aquaculture is ..................................... to increase the fsh production.
&. -ome factors should be paid attention such as %%%%%......., ................, and
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(. There .................... inds of aquatic organisms.
). .................... are freshwater, ..........................., and %%%%%.....
*. #e .ust ..................... two of the aquatic organisms.
,( 0hich "ords in the te.t are a!most simi!ar in meanin# to the "ords
,e!o"/
". /ultivate 0 ................. ). 1lant2 3ora 0 ..........
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&. 4ncrease 0 ................. *. Fauna 0 ..............
(. 4nclude 0 ................. +. 1ay attention 0 ..............
c( Sa- "hether the statements are 1') true or 1F) Fa!se/
". Fish is a plant that lives in the water T 5 F
&. Aquatic organisms are fsh and seaweed T 5 F
(. 1eople do fsh culture to eat T 5 F
). 6oing fsh culture can be for individual or corporate ownership T 5 F
*. -eaweed and fsh culture cannot be cultured T
5 F
+. Fish, mollusc, and crustacean belong to aquatic animal T 5 F
C( Read the sentences in the ,o. ,e!o" and then #uess "hat are the-( 'he
ans"ers are in the ,o.(
Fish culture can be done in ..........................; 3owing water or stagnant water such
as %%%%%%%.... and canals, swamp and %%%%%%%..... 4t needs .............
which usually made from bamboo or %%%%... The techniques for %%%%%%...
fsh in open water is %%%%%%%%.... cage. 4t is suitable to practice in #est .ava,
7alimantan, -outh -umatera and 8ambi. The ... name of the wood or bamboo is
bulian 9in 8ambi:, blangir 9in central 7alimantan: and ;lin 9in <ast 7alimantan:.
=#ood = cages =open water =rivers
=growing
=Floating =local = laes