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