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