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