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A) Dugong waterus B) Dugong aquaticus C) Dugong dugon D) Dugong marineus
A) Indian Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Arctic Ocean D) Atlantic Ocean
A) Seagrass B) Fish C) Algae D) Plankton
A) Large flippers B) Sharp teeth C) “V”-shaped tail D) Whiskers
A) Brazil B) Japan C) Australia D) Russia
A) 4 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
A) Vulnerable B) Endangered C) Least Concern D) Critically Endangered
A) Vocalizations B) Telepathy C) Visual displays D) Sign language
A) 2 minutes B) 6 minutes C) 30 minutes D) 1 hour
A) Artiodactyla B) Cetacea C) Pinnipedia D) Sirenia
A) Four B) Five C) Three D) Six
A) Steller's sea cow B) West Indian manatee C) African manatee D) Amazonian manatee
A) 16th century B) 18th century C) 17th century D) 19th century
A) Open ocean B) Deep-sea trenches C) Wide, shallow, protected areas like bays and mangrove channels D) Cold-water regions
A) 70 years or more B) 40 years C) 30 years D) 50 years
A) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species B) Greenpeace C) World Wildlife Fund D) Marine Conservation Society
A) Pollution only B) Climate change only C) Fishing-related fatalities, habitat degradation, and hunting D) Predation by sharks
A) Slow B) Moderate C) Fast D) Rapid
A) French B) English C) Visayan (probably Cebuano) D) Malay
A) Charles Darwin B) John James Audubon C) Carl Linnaeus D) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
A) *elephānt B) *duyuŋ C) *sirenia D) *manatē
A) Ocean beast B) Duyung C) Sea lady D) Balguja
A) Elephantidae B) Manatee C) Hyracoidea D) Dugongidae
A) Gray B) Lacépède C) Linnaeus D) Müller
A) Linnaeus B) Gray C) Müller D) Lacépède
A) Dolphins B) Elephants C) Seals D) Whales
A) Pliocene B) Miocene C) Eocene D) Cretaceous
A) Early Pliocene B) Late Miocene C) Late Eocene D) Mid-Eocene
A) Ecological studies B) Molecular studies using mitochondrial DNA C) Behavioral studies D) Genetic studies using nuclear DNA
A) Australia B) Africa C) Southeast Asia D) Arabia
A) One B) Two C) Four D) Three
A) In the Indian Ocean B) In the Mediterranean Sea C) Off the coast of Australia D) Around Timor
A) 5 metres (16.4 ft) B) 4 metres (13 ft) C) 3 metres (10 ft) D) 2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
A) Pale cream colour B) Brownish-to-dark-grey C) Black D) Dark grey
A) Horseshoe-shaped B) Circular C) Triangular D) Rectangular
A) Arthritis B) Pachyostosis C) Rickets D) Osteoporosis
A) To provide strength for digging in the seabed B) To act as ballast to help keep them suspended slightly below the water's surface C) To aid in rapid swimming D) To store energy
A) 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi) B) 140,000 kilometres (87,000 mi) C) 200,000 kilometres (124,000 mi) D) 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi)
A) 37 B) 50 C) 45 D) 25
A) 10 percent B) 30 percent C) 40 percent D) 20 percent
A) Gulf of Carpentaria B) Moreton Bay C) Hervey Bay D) Shark Bay
A) Moreton Bay B) Torres Strait C) Hervey Bay D) Shark Bay
A) Over 20,000 B) 10,000 C) 5,000 D) 30,000
A) Hervey Bay B) Torres Strait C) Shark Bay D) Great Barrier Reef
A) 5% B) 10% C) Nearly 25% D) 50%
A) Bazaruto Island B) Mayotte C) Madagascar D) Inhaca Island
A) Discovery of new population B) Extinction declaration C) Establishment of a marine sanctuary D) A failed hunt by fishermen
A) Hainan Island B) Guangxi C) Phu Quoc Island D) Con Dao Island
A) Increasing in number B) Functionally extinct C) Protected within a sanctuary D) Stable population
A) Habitat destruction of seagrass meadows B) Fishing gear accidents C) Local marine trash problem D) Overpopulation
A) 2014 B) July 2024 C) 2009 D) 1980s
A) They have become rare B) Increasing in number C) They are thriving D) Protected within a sanctuary
A) Identical B) Genetically distinct C) Closely related D) Intermediate
A) Con Dao Island within Côn Đảo National Park B) Hainan Island C) Guangxi D) Phu Quoc Island
A) The Philippines B) Inhaca Island C) Madagascar D) Mayotte
A) Extinct B) Populations exist C) Protected within a sanctuary D) Increasing in number
A) Protected within a sanctuary B) Large and stable population C) Extinct D) Highly isolated population
A) 1996 B) 2025 C) 2017 D) 1985
A) Dongsha Atoll B) Amami Ōshima C) Kenting National Park D) Northern Mariana Islands
A) 1985 B) 1950s C) March 2025 D) 2017
A) The Caribbean Sea B) The Red Sea C) The Pacific Ocean D) The Mediterranean
A) Only the stems of the seagrass. B) Only the flowers of the seagrass. C) Only the leaves of the seagrass. D) The whole plant, including the roots.
A) Nutrient optimization. B) Cultivation grazing. C) Herbivorous grazing. D) Selective feeding.
A) Lekking B) Polygyny C) Solitary mating D) Monogamy
A) 6 months B) 24 months C) 30 days D) 14–18 months
A) Plankton B) Seagrasses C) Fish D) Crustaceans
A) Stonehenge B) Great Wall of China C) Tambun Cave, Ipoh, Malaysia D) Pyramids of Egypt
A) By using harpoons B) Using nets and traps C) By shooting with bows and arrows D) With heavy spears from canoes
A) 15% B) 20% C) 10% D) 5%
A) India B) Japan C) United Arab Emirates D) Philippines
A) 1999 B) 2018 C) 2005 D) 2010
A) Implemented a conservation plan B) Established new marine parks C) Purchased gillnet licences D) Banned all fishing activities
A) Indonesia B) Kenya C) Vietnam D) Tanzania
A) Western Australia B) Victoria C) Queensland D) New South Wales
A) Philippines B) Japan C) Kenya D) Mozambique
A) France B) Australia C) India D) Japan
A) European coast B) South American coast C) African coast D) Australian coast
A) Electric barriers B) Underwater drones C) Baited hooks D) Acoustic deterrents
A) The effects are unknown B) Their lifespan decreases significantly C) They become more aggressive D) They lose their ability to reproduce
A) Insufficient funding for research B) Technological limitations C) Socio-political needs D) Lack of public awareness
A) Dredging B) Mining C) Trawling D) Bird watching
A) Dying completely after 30 days B) Surviving indefinitely with reduced growth C) Thriving for up to 60 days D) Living for a week without light
A) Marine wildlife census B) Preliminary drilling surveys C) Coral transplantation D) Seaweed harvesting
A) Sea World Indonesia B) Toba Aquarium C) Underwater World, Singapore D) Sydney Aquarium
A) 19 B) 30 C) 15 D) 25
A) 2020 B) 2018 C) 2011 D) 2014 |