Marine Life Quiz

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Try this quiz to see how much you know about marine life. You need to research more into marine life however to be able to complete this quiz.

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1.

1) How much of the earth's oceans are part of marine protected areas?
- A.
  
  A) 8%
- B.
  
  B) 20%
- C.
  
  C) 1.2%
- D.
  
  D) 3 %
Correct Answer
A. A) 8%
2.

2) How many sharks get killed for their fins every year?
- A.
  
  A) 5.8 million
- B.
  
  B) 10 million
- C.
  
  C) 40 million
- D.
  
  D) 18.9 million
Correct Answer
C. C) 40 million
3.

3) Coral reefs take up just 0.2% of the ocean's bottom, yet host how much of ocean?
- A.
  
  A) 30 %
- B.
  
  B) 25 %
- C.
  
  C) 15 %
- D.
  
  D) 5 %
Correct Answer
B. B) 25 %
4.

4) A marine dead zone is a stretch of Ocean where there is too little oxygen for anything to live. It is caused by:
- A.
  
  A) Harmful algae blooms
- B.
  
  B) fertilizer run-off from farms
- C.
  
  C) Pollution of water from sewage
- D.
  
  D) All of the above
Correct Answer
D. D) All of the above
5.

5) City aquariums are detrimental to ocean life.
- A.
  
  A) True
- B.
  
  B) False
Correct Answer
B. B) False
6.

6) Where is the world's dirtiest coastal ecosystem located?
- A.
  
  A) Where the Rhine and Meuse rivers empty into the North sea near Rotterdam
- B.
  
  B) Where the Ganges river drains into the Sunderbans delta
- C.
  
  C) Where the Mekong river empties into the South China sea
- D.
  
  D) Where the Mississippi river empties into the Gulf of Mexico
Correct Answer
D. D) Where the Mississippi river empties into the Gulf of Mexico
7.

7) What marine animals are benefitting from over fishing?
- A.
  
  A) Bait fish
- B.
  
  B) Jelly fish
- C.
  
  C) Star fish
- D.
  
  D) Plankton
Correct Answer
B. B) Jelly fish
8.

8) As the Oceans become more acidic because of carbon emissions, something is happening to shellfish. What is it?
- A.
  
  A) They are getting bigger.
- B.
  
  B) Their shells are thickening
- C.
  
  C) Their shells are thinning
- D.
  
  D) Their number are growing
Correct Answer
C. C) Their shells are thinning
9.

9) Which threatened or endangered sea turtle has species has the longest migration pattern?
- A.
  
  A) Loggerhead
- B.
  
  B) Leatherback
- C.
  
  C) Green Sea turtle
- D.
  
  D) They're all the same
Correct Answer
B. B) Leatherback
10.

10) The ban on whale hunting has helped whale numbers to recover.
- A.
  
  A) True
- B.
  
  B) False
Correct Answer
A. A) True

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Marine Life Quiz

1) How much of the earth's oceans are part of marine protected areas?

2) How many sharks get killed for their fins every year?

3) Coral reefs take up just 0.2% of the ocean's bottom, yet host how much of ocean?

4) A marine dead zone is a stretch of Ocean where there is too little oxygen for anything to live. It is caused by:

5) City aquariums are detrimental to ocean life.

6) Where is the world's dirtiest coastal ecosystem located?

7) What marine animals are benefitting from over fishing?

8) As the Oceans become more acidic because of carbon emissions, something is happening to shellfish. What is it?

9) Which threatened or endangered sea turtle has species has the longest migration pattern?

10) The ban on whale hunting has helped whale numbers to recover.