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