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