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A) Dugong aquaticus B) Dugong waterus C) Dugong dugon D) Dugong marineus
A) Arctic Ocean B) Atlantic Ocean C) Pacific Ocean D) Indian Ocean
A) Plankton B) Seagrass C) Fish D) Algae
A) Whiskers B) Sharp teeth C) “V”-shaped tail D) Large flippers
A) Australia B) Japan C) Brazil D) Russia
A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 1
A) Vulnerable B) Critically Endangered C) Endangered D) Least Concern
A) Visual displays B) Vocalizations C) Telepathy D) Sign language
A) 2 minutes B) 6 minutes C) 30 minutes D) 1 hour
A) Cetacea B) Artiodactyla C) Pinnipedia D) Sirenia
A) Five B) Four C) Three D) Six
A) Amazonian manatee B) Steller's sea cow C) West Indian manatee D) African manatee
A) 19th century B) 16th century C) 17th century D) 18th 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) World Wildlife Fund B) Greenpeace C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species D) Marine Conservation Society
A) Climate change only B) Pollution only C) Predation by sharks D) Fishing-related fatalities, habitat degradation, and hunting
A) Fast B) Rapid C) Moderate D) Slow
A) English B) French C) Visayan (probably Cebuano) D) Malay
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Charles Darwin C) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon D) John James Audubon
A) *elephānt B) *manatē C) *sirenia D) *duyuŋ
A) Balguja B) Sea lady C) Ocean beast D) Duyung
A) Manatee B) Dugongidae C) Hyracoidea D) Elephantidae
A) Gray B) Müller C) Linnaeus D) Lacépède
A) Müller B) Gray C) Lacépède D) Linnaeus
A) Whales B) Dolphins C) Elephants D) Seals
A) Pliocene B) Cretaceous C) Eocene D) Miocene
A) Late Eocene B) Mid-Eocene C) Early Pliocene D) Late Miocene
A) Behavioral studies B) Molecular studies using mitochondrial DNA C) Ecological studies D) Genetic studies using nuclear DNA
A) Australia B) Africa C) Arabia D) Southeast Asia
A) One B) Two C) Four D) Three
A) Around Timor B) In the Mediterranean Sea C) In the Indian Ocean D) Off the coast of Australia
A) 3 metres (10 ft) B) 4 metres (13 ft) C) 5 metres (16.4 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) Osteoporosis B) Arthritis C) Pachyostosis D) Rickets
A) To provide strength for digging in the seabed B) To aid in rapid swimming C) To store energy D) To act as ballast to help keep them suspended slightly below the water's surface
A) 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) B) 140,000 kilometres (87,000 mi) C) 200,000 kilometres (124,000 mi) D) 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi)
A) 50 B) 25 C) 45 D) 37
A) 20 percent B) 30 percent C) 10 percent D) 40 percent
A) Moreton Bay B) Gulf of Carpentaria C) Shark Bay D) Hervey Bay
A) Torres Strait B) Moreton Bay C) Hervey Bay D) Shark Bay
A) 10,000 B) 5,000 C) Over 20,000 D) 30,000
A) Great Barrier Reef B) Torres Strait C) Shark Bay D) Hervey Bay
A) Nearly 25% B) 10% C) 50% D) 5%
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) Con Dao Island C) Guangxi D) Phu Quoc Island
A) Increasing in number B) Stable population C) Protected within a sanctuary D) Functionally extinct
A) Fishing gear accidents B) Local marine trash problem C) Habitat destruction of seagrass meadows D) Overpopulation
A) July 2024 B) 2009 C) 2014 D) 1980s
A) Protected within a sanctuary B) They are thriving C) Increasing in number D) They have become rare
A) Genetically distinct B) Identical C) Closely related D) Intermediate
A) Hainan Island B) Phu Quoc Island C) Con Dao Island within Côn Đảo National Park D) Guangxi
A) The Philippines B) Mayotte C) Inhaca Island D) Madagascar
A) Increasing in number B) Protected within a sanctuary C) Extinct D) Populations exist
A) Extinct B) Large and stable population C) Highly isolated population D) Protected within a sanctuary
A) 2025 B) 2017 C) 1996 D) 1985
A) Northern Mariana Islands B) Kenting National Park C) Amami Ōshima D) Dongsha Atoll
A) 1950s B) 2017 C) March 2025 D) 1985
A) The Mediterranean B) The Caribbean Sea C) The Red Sea D) The Pacific Ocean
A) Only the flowers of the seagrass. B) Only the stems of the seagrass. C) The whole plant, including the roots. D) Only the leaves of the seagrass.
A) Cultivation grazing. B) Selective feeding. C) Nutrient optimization. D) Herbivorous grazing.
A) Polygyny B) Lekking C) Monogamy D) Solitary mating
A) 30 days B) 6 months C) 24 months D) 14–18 months
A) Crustaceans B) Seagrasses C) Plankton D) Fish
A) Pyramids of Egypt B) Tambun Cave, Ipoh, Malaysia C) Great Wall of China D) Stonehenge
A) By shooting with bows and arrows B) By using harpoons C) Using nets and traps D) With heavy spears from canoes
A) 5% B) 20% C) 15% D) 10%
A) Japan B) India C) United Arab Emirates D) Philippines
A) 2018 B) 2005 C) 2010 D) 1999
A) Purchased gillnet licences B) Implemented a conservation plan C) Established new marine parks D) Banned all fishing activities
A) Indonesia B) Kenya C) Tanzania D) Vietnam
A) Western Australia B) Queensland C) Victoria D) New South Wales
A) Japan B) Kenya C) Philippines D) Mozambique
A) Japan B) France C) India D) Australia
A) South American coast B) European coast C) African coast D) Australian coast
A) Acoustic deterrents B) Electric barriers C) Baited hooks D) Underwater drones
A) They become more aggressive B) Their lifespan decreases significantly C) The effects are unknown D) They lose their ability to reproduce
A) Insufficient funding for research B) Technological limitations C) Lack of public awareness D) Socio-political needs
A) Mining B) Bird watching C) Trawling D) Dredging
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) Marine wildlife census B) Preliminary drilling surveys C) Coral transplantation D) Seaweed harvesting
A) Sydney Aquarium B) Toba Aquarium C) Underwater World, Singapore D) Sea World Indonesia
A) 25 B) 15 C) 30 D) 19
A) 2014 B) 2011 C) 2018 D) 2020 |