Manatee Food Sources Quiz

What is prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider reclassifying Florida's state marine mammal as an endangered species?

• The increase in watercraft accidents

• The ongoing unusual mortality event

• The rise in manatee population

• The improvement in water quality

According to Molly Lippincott, what is the biggest problem for manatees?

• Climate change

• Human activities

• Natural predators

• Disease

Where does the mortality event primarily focus?

• The west coast of Florida

• The east coast of Florida, near the Indian River Lagoon

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Atlantic Ocean

What is a primary cause of manatee mortality according to Iske Larkin?

• Fishing nets

• Boat strikes

• Poor water quality in the lagoon

• Global warming

What has led to harmful algal blooms that affect manatees' food source?

• Nutrient buildup from runoff, increased development, and septic systems

• Overfishing in the area

• Introduction of invasive species

• Decrease in water temperature

What are some factors that contribute to manatee mortality according to the text?

• Collisions with watercraft, entanglements, and warm water stress

• Collisions with watercraft, entanglements, and cold stress

• Overfishing, pollution, and cold stress

• Pollution, habitat destruction, and warm water stress

What does the Save the Manatee Club engage in?

• Manatee research and education programs

• Manatee rescue, rehabilitation and release back into the wild

• Manatee habitat construction

• Manatee feeding and breeding programs

How do clams contribute to the clarity of the water?

• By increasing algae and detritus in the water

• By consuming pollutants and toxic substances

• By filtering feed, reducing algae and detritus

• By stirring up the sediment and increasing turbidity

What status do some people want the manatees to return to according to the text?

• Threatened

• Endangered

• Extinct

• Vulnerable

What happened to the West Indian manatee in 2017?

• It was declared extinct.

• It was listed as vulnerable.

• It was downlisted from endangered to threatened.

• It was uplisted to critically endangered.