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