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  • 1. What continent are giant pandas native to?
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) South America
D) Australia
  • 2. What is the primary food source of giant pandas in the wild?
A) Grass
B) Berries
C) Bamboo
D) Meat
  • 3. Which organization uses the giant panda as its logo?
A) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
B) Greenpeace
C) Red Cross
D) UNICEF
  • 4. Giant pandas communicate through vocalizations, but what is their main form of communication?
A) Squealing
B) Growling
C) Scent marking
D) Roaring
  • 5. What is the primary reason why giant pandas are endangered?
A) Climate change
B) Habitat loss
C) Poaching
D) Disease
  • 6. How much can a giant panda eat in a single day?
A) Up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms)
B) Up to 30 pounds (13.5 kilograms)
C) Up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms)
D) Up to 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms)
  • 7. What is the scientific name of the giant panda?
A) Ursus arctos
B) Ailuropoda melanoleuca
C) Panthera leo
D) Elephas maximus
  • 8. What is the status of giant pandas in terms of conservation?
A) Endangered
B) Critically Endangered
C) Vulnerable
D) Least Concern
  • 9. What is the longest known lifespan of a giant panda?
A) 25 years old
B) 50 years old
C) 15 years old
D) 38 years old
  • 10. How many giant pandas were estimated to be in the wild according to the Fourth National Survey (2011–2014)?
A) 500 individuals
B) 100 individuals
C) 3,000 individuals
D) 1,864 individuals over 1.5 years old
  • 11. What is the estimated total number of pandas based on the Fourth National Survey and IUCN estimates?
A) Around 3,000
B) Approximately 2,060
C) Nearly 5,000
D) About 1,500
  • 12. What are the common names for giant pandas in China?
A) Ponya or xiǎoxióngmāo
B) Huāxióng or zhúxióng
C) Mòxióng or huāmāo
D) Dàxióngmāo or xióngmāo
  • 13. What is the closest candidate for the origin of the word 'panda'?
A) The Nepali word ponya
B) The Latin word ursus
C) The French word panda
D) The Chinese word xiǎoxióngmāo
  • 14. What is the meaning of the binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca?
A) Bamboo bear
B) Black and white cat-foot
C) Spotted bear
D) Giant bear
  • 15. How many giant pandas were in captivity outside China by 2007?
A) 100
B) 27
C) 10
D) 50
  • 16. What is the primary reason for the decline of giant panda habitats?
A) Pandemic diseases
B) Natural predators
C) Farming, deforestation, and infrastructural development.
D) Climate change
  • 17. What is a unique physical feature of the giant panda that aids in feeding?
A) Long tail for balance
B) Sharp claws for digging
C) A thumb on its forepaw.
D) Webbed feet for swimming
  • 18. What is the estimated percentage of cubs in the giant panda population?
A) 9.6%
B) 15%
C) 5%
D) 20%
  • 19. In which family is the giant panda classified?
A) Mustelidae
B) Ursidae
C) Canidae
D) Procyonidae
  • 20. What is the most basal member of the Ursidae family?
A) American black bear
B) Polar bear
C) Brown bear
D) Giant panda
  • 21. Where are most extant populations of the nominate subspecies, A. m. melanoleuca, found?
A) Sichuan
B) Yunnan
C) Tibet
D) Qinling Mountains
  • 22. Why might a panda choose to avoid a scent mark?
A) If the signaler's competitive ability outweighs their own, they may avoid it.
B) Avoidance is based solely on the color of the mark.
C) They avoid scent marks that are too old.
D) Pandas always avoid all scent marks from other pandas.
  • 23. What is the primary reason for low giant panda populations in areas with many medium-to-large-sized mammals?
A) High levels of pollution
B) Lack of food resources
C) Avoidance of interspecific competition
D) Predation by larger animals
  • 24. Which vocalization indicates inferiority and submission in a giant panda?
A) Squeals.
B) Chirp.
C) Roar or growl.
D) Blatting sound.
  • 25. What legendary creature is commonly interpreted as referring to the giant panda?
A) Pixiu (貔貅)
B) Qilin
C) Phoenix
D) Dragon
  • 26. How does the Erya describe mo?
A) As a mythical dragon
B) As a righteous animal
C) As a 'white leopard'
D) As a bear-like creature
  • 27. What percentage of the macronutrients absorbed by giant pandas is protein?
A) 70%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 30%
  • 28. How did China respond to the reclassification of giant pandas from 'endangered' to 'vulnerable'?
A) Lowered conservation level
B) Reinforced conservation efforts
C) Stopped conservation efforts
D) Reduced funding for conservation
  • 29. In which country is the giant panda endemic?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Japan
D) China
  • 30. What was the estimated decline in the giant panda's range by 2001?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) About 99%
  • 31. What was the primary method of breeding giant pandas in captivity initially?
A) Natural mating
B) Cloning
C) Artificial insemination
D) Interspecific pregnancy
  • 32. Which area is the only known habitat where both giant and red pandas coexist?
A) Yunnan province
B) The Tibetan Plateau
C) Qinling Mountains
D) Sichuan province
  • 33. As of 2020, what percentage of the entire panda population in China was in the new national park?
A) 70 percent
B) 60 percent
C) 80 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 34. During whose reign was a captured zouyu sent from Kaifeng?
A) Emperor Taizong of Tang
B) Qin Shi Huang
C) The Yongle Emperor
D) Emperor Wu of Han
  • 35. What type of digestive system does a giant panda have despite its herbivorous diet?
A) Omnivore's digestive system
B) Insectivore's digestive system
C) Herbivore's digestive system
D) Carnivore's digestive system
  • 36. What causes the captive female giant panda to die?
A) Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii
B) Baylisascariasis
C) Canine distemper virus
D) Clostridium welchii infection
  • 37. Which type of forests do giant pandas predominantly inhabit?
A) Old-growth forests with a healthy concentration of bamboos
B) Desert regions
C) Grasslands
D) Urban areas
  • 38. What sound do giant pandas emit during peaceful interactions?
A) A blatting sound.
B) A roar or growl.
C) Chirps.
D) Squeals.
  • 39. What is the estimated percentage decrease in the giant panda's distribution by 2100 due to climate change?
A) 100%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 40. Which nematode is known to infect giant panda intestines and cause a deadly disease?
A) Baylisascaris schroederi
B) Toxoplasma gondii
C) Clostridium welchii
D) Escherichia coli
  • 41. In what year did scientists report that the number of giant pandas living in the wild may have been underestimated?
A) 1998
B) 2006
C) 2020
D) 2016
  • 42. Which zoo's panda, Chi Chi, became very popular and influenced the World Wildlife Fund to use a panda as its symbol?
A) Memphis Zoo
B) San Diego Zoo
C) Chapultepec Zoo
D) London Zoo
  • 43. How does the black fur on a giant panda serve as camouflage?
A) Makes them invisible to predators
B) Helps them blend into urban environments
C) Allows them to mimic other animals
D) Conceals them in shade
  • 44. When was the first successful birth from artificial insemination using frozen sperm confirmed?
A) December 2010
B) January 1995
C) July 2009
D) March 2005
  • 45. Which organization launched a program called 'On the Trail of Giant Panda' in 2012?
A) WWF
B) Earthwatch Institute
C) UNESCO
D) Greenpeace
  • 46. In what year did Chinese conservation authorities announce that giant pandas are no longer endangered in the wild?
A) 2021
B) 2016
C) 2020
D) 2018
  • 47. Which international agreement lists the giant panda as requiring protection to avoid extinction?
A) IUCN Red List
B) Biodiversity Treaty
C) CITES Appendix I
D) Endangered Species Act
  • 48. How do the skull size and molars of A. m. qinlingensis compare to its relatives?
A) Smaller skull, larger molars
B) Larger skull, smaller molars
C) Same skull size, same molars
D) Smaller skull, same molars
  • 49. When were pandas first recorded to have been exhibited again in China's zoos after their initial appearance during the Western Han Dynasty?
A) 1960s
B) 1950s
C) 1980s
D) 1970s
  • 50. In what year was the Wolong National Nature Reserve established to save the declining panda population?
A) 1988
B) 1950
C) 1975
D) 1963
  • 51. What enzyme is expressed in the peroxisome of giant panda cells?
A) Lactase
B) Amylase
C) Protease
D) Alanine—glyoxylate transaminase
  • 52. Which ancient Chinese dictionary describes the mo as bear-like but yellow-and-black?
A) Shuowen Jiezi (Eastern Han Dynasty)
B) Classic of Mountains and Seas
C) I Ching
D) Erya
  • 53. Which part of the bamboo is most important in a giant panda's diet?
A) Roots
B) Shoots
C) Stems
D) Leaves
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