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A) Dugong dugon B) Dugong aquaticus C) Dugong marineus D) Dugong waterus
A) Arctic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Atlantic Ocean
A) Seagrass B) Algae C) Fish D) Plankton
A) “V”-shaped tail B) Large flippers C) Sharp teeth D) Whiskers
A) Australia B) Japan C) Russia D) Brazil
A) 4 B) 3 C) 1 D) 2
A) Endangered B) Critically Endangered C) Least Concern D) Vulnerable
A) Visual displays B) Telepathy C) Vocalizations D) Sign language
A) 1 hour B) 6 minutes C) 2 minutes D) 30 minutes
A) Pinnipedia B) Sirenia C) Cetacea D) Artiodactyla
A) Five B) Four C) Six D) Three
A) Amazonian manatee B) African manatee C) West Indian manatee D) Steller's sea cow
A) 19th century B) 17th century C) 16th century D) 18th century
A) Cold-water regions B) Open ocean C) Wide, shallow, protected areas like bays and mangrove channels D) Deep-sea trenches
A) 40 years B) 50 years C) 30 years D) 70 years or more
A) Marine Conservation Society B) World Wildlife Fund C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species D) Greenpeace
A) Fishing-related fatalities, habitat degradation, and hunting B) Pollution only C) Climate change only D) Predation by sharks
A) Rapid B) Fast C) Slow D) Moderate
A) Visayan (probably Cebuano) B) English C) Malay D) French
A) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon B) John James Audubon C) Charles Darwin D) Carl Linnaeus
A) *manatē B) *sirenia C) *elephānt D) *duyuŋ
A) Duyung B) Balguja C) Sea lady D) Ocean beast
A) Manatee B) Dugongidae C) Elephantidae D) Hyracoidea
A) Linnaeus B) Lacépède C) Gray D) Müller
A) Müller B) Lacépède C) Gray D) Linnaeus
A) Whales B) Dolphins C) Seals D) Elephants
A) Eocene B) Pliocene C) Miocene D) Cretaceous
A) Early Pliocene B) Mid-Eocene C) Late Miocene D) Late Eocene
A) Ecological studies B) Behavioral studies C) Molecular studies using mitochondrial DNA D) Genetic studies using nuclear DNA
A) Arabia B) Australia C) Africa D) Southeast Asia
A) Three B) Two C) One D) Four
A) Off the coast of Australia B) In the Mediterranean Sea C) Around Timor D) In the Indian Ocean
A) 3 metres (10 ft) B) 5 metres (16.4 ft) C) 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) D) 4 metres (13 ft)
A) Dark grey B) Pale cream colour C) Brownish-to-dark-grey D) Black
A) Rectangular B) Circular C) Horseshoe-shaped D) Triangular
A) Kenya B) Vietnam C) Tanzania D) Indonesia
A) 2018 B) 2005 C) 1999 D) 2010
A) The Philippines B) Mayotte C) Madagascar D) Inhaca Island
A) Dongsha Atoll B) Northern Mariana Islands C) Kenting National Park D) Amami Ōshima
A) Bazaruto Island B) Madagascar C) Inhaca Island D) Mayotte
A) 40 percent B) 20 percent C) 30 percent D) 10 percent
A) 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi) B) 200,000 kilometres (124,000 mi) C) 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) D) 140,000 kilometres (87,000 mi)
A) Mining B) Dredging C) Trawling D) Bird watching
A) Local marine trash problem B) Overpopulation C) Habitat destruction of seagrass meadows D) Fishing gear accidents
A) Sydney Aquarium B) Underwater World, Singapore C) Toba Aquarium D) Sea World Indonesia
A) Electric barriers B) Baited hooks C) Underwater drones D) Acoustic deterrents
A) Socio-political needs B) Technological limitations C) Insufficient funding for research D) Lack of public awareness
A) Solitary mating B) Lekking C) Polygyny D) Monogamy
A) With heavy spears from canoes B) Using nets and traps C) By shooting with bows and arrows D) By using harpoons
A) Increasing in number B) Protected within a sanctuary C) They are thriving D) They have become rare
A) Selective feeding. B) Herbivorous grazing. C) Nutrient optimization. D) Cultivation grazing.
A) Mozambique B) Japan C) Philippines D) Kenya
A) Preliminary drilling surveys B) Seaweed harvesting C) Coral transplantation D) Marine wildlife census
A) 19 B) 25 C) 15 D) 30
A) Nearly 25% B) 50% C) 5% D) 10%
A) 2017 B) 1950s C) 1985 D) March 2025
A) India B) Japan C) Australia D) France
A) Osteoporosis B) Pachyostosis C) Arthritis D) Rickets
A) Increasing in number B) Protected within a sanctuary C) Populations exist D) Extinct
A) United Arab Emirates B) Philippines C) India D) Japan
A) Con Dao Island within Côn Đảo National Park B) Hainan Island C) Phu Quoc Island D) Guangxi
A) Hainan Island B) Guangxi C) Phu Quoc Island D) Con Dao Island
A) 10,000 B) 5,000 C) Over 20,000 D) 30,000
A) The Caribbean Sea B) The Red Sea C) The Mediterranean D) The Pacific Ocean
A) Great Wall of China B) Tambun Cave, Ipoh, Malaysia C) Pyramids of Egypt D) Stonehenge
A) Queensland B) Victoria C) Western Australia D) New South Wales
A) The whole plant, including the roots. B) Only the leaves of the seagrass. C) Only the stems of the seagrass. D) Only the flowers of the seagrass.
A) Fish B) Plankton C) Crustaceans D) Seagrasses
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) Moreton Bay B) Gulf of Carpentaria C) Shark Bay D) Hervey Bay
A) Torres Strait B) Great Barrier Reef C) Shark Bay D) Hervey Bay
A) 30 days B) 6 months C) 14–18 months D) 24 months
A) 2011 B) 2014 C) 2018 D) 2020
A) Discovery of new population B) Establishment of a marine sanctuary C) Extinction declaration D) A failed hunt by fishermen
A) 2009 B) July 2024 C) 2014 D) 1980s
A) Extinct B) Protected within a sanctuary C) Highly isolated population D) Large and stable population
A) 2017 B) 2025 C) 1996 D) 1985
A) African coast B) Australian coast C) European coast D) South American coast
A) Banned all fishing activities B) Implemented a conservation plan C) Purchased gillnet licences D) Established new marine parks
A) They lose their ability to reproduce B) The effects are unknown C) Their lifespan decreases significantly D) They become more aggressive
A) Identical B) Closely related C) Intermediate D) Genetically distinct
A) 37 B) 25 C) 50 D) 45
A) 20% B) 15% C) 10% D) 5%
A) Shark Bay B) Hervey Bay C) Torres Strait D) Moreton Bay
A) To store energy B) To act as ballast to help keep them suspended slightly below the water's surface C) To provide strength for digging in the seabed D) To aid in rapid swimming
A) Increasing in number B) Protected within a sanctuary C) Stable population D) Functionally extinct |