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