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