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