Laudato Si Quiz SAC Malta

L-Għaram tar ramel huma: taħt il-baħar jew fuq l-art?

Sand dunes are: marine or terrestrial?

• Fuq l-art/

  Terrestrial

• Taħt il-baħar/

  Marine

• Baħar u art/

  Marine and Terrestrial

• None/ l-ebda

L-għaram tar-ramel huma ekosistemi lokali mhedda.

Sand dunes is a threatened local ecosystem.

• Falz/ false

• True/ veru

• M' hemmx riċerka/ there is no research

Il-fekkruna komuni hija speċi:

The Loggerhead turtle is:

• tal-baħar/ marine

• tal-art/ terrestrial

Answer explanation

Il-fekruna tiekol granċi, molluski u bram.

The Loggerhead turtle eats crabs, molluscs and jellyfish.

Instabu bejtiet tal-fekruna kommuni f'Malta biss .

Loggerhead turtle nests have been found in Malta only.

• Veru/ True

• Falz/ False

Il-Garnija tgħum jew togħdos sa 30 m fil baħar għall-ikel.

The Shearwater (swims, dives) up to 30m into the sea for food.

• Tgħum/

  swims

• Togħdos/

  dives

Answer explanation

Insibu kolonji tal-garnija f'Malta, Għawdex, Kemmuna u Kemmunett.

Colonies of these birds are found in Malta, Gozo, Comino and Cominotto.

Il-firien jieklu l-bajd u ż-żgħar tal-Garnija.

Rats are predators to the Shearwater eggs and chicks.

• Falz/ False

• Veru/ True

Il-Preżenza taċ-Ċistosejra tindika ibħra mhux imniġġsa.

Cytoseira presence is an indicator of unpolluted waters.

• Le/

  No

• Iva/

  Yes

It-Tallu taċ-Ċistosejra għandu xewk qasir li jidher...

Thallus has short spines, it's appearance is...

• Lixx/

  smooth

• Imxewka/ Prickly

• Lixxa u mxewka/ Smooth and prickly

• Raffa/ rough

Il-Qanfud jgħix

The Algerian Hedgehog has a life expectancy of

• 3-4 snin/

  3-4 years

• sena/

  1 year

• 15-il sena/

  15 years

Dan it-tip ta' qanfud huwa l-uniku speċi ta' qanfud fil-Gżejjer Maltin.

This type of hedgehog is the only hedgehog species in the Maltese Islands.

• Falz/ False

• Veru/ true

• Skond l-istaġun/ depending on the season