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Blue Planet II Episode 7 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which waters were the herring migrating to?

a)

Swedish

b)

Norwegian

c)

Icelandic

d)

German

2.

What issue caused herring numbers to plummet in the 1960s?

a)

Global warming

b)

Oil spills

c)

Disease outbreaks

d)

Overfishing

3.

Which two species of whale depend on the herring as a food source?

a)

Orca

b)

Blue

c)

Humpback

d)

Baleen

4.

What fraction of Earth's global fishery areas are estimated to be over-exploited?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/5

5.

What is the major issue are boats causing for coral reef fish species?

a)

pollution from the engines

b)

they create a lot of noise underwater

c)

they change the water currents

d)

they kill fish when they hit them

6.

How many million tonnes of plastic are estimated to be dumped in oceans each year?

a)

5 million tonnes

b)

6 million tonnes

c)

7 million tonnes

d)

8 million tonnes

7.

Why are Albatross numbers in decline?

a)

Too many get tangled in fishing nets and drown

b)

Changes in global temperature are leading to the destruction of their habitats

c)

Food brought back to the young contains plastics which fill their stomachs

d)

Nesting sites are being disturbed by scientists, causing the birds to abandon their eggs

8.

There is an estimated ________________ pieces of plastic in the sea per km2 of ocean at present

a)

10,000

b)

100,000

c)

500,000

d)

1,000,000

9.

What is being done in Trinidad to help save the leatherback turtles?

a)

A ban on hunting turtles has been introduced

b)

Turtles are being moved to safer beaches by a team of turtle experts

c)

A programme has been launched to educate the locals on the importance of the turtles and their protection

d)

nothing is being done and the turtles are dying out as a result

10.

How many sharks are being killed in fishing nets each year?

a)

100,000 (One hundred thousand)

b)

1,000,000 (One million)

c)

5,000,000 (Five million)

d)

10,000,000+ (Ten million or more)

11.

What is the estimated total length of all the fishing lines discarded at sea?

a)

As long as the Great Wall of China

b)

Enough to wrap around the world twice

c)

Enough to stretch from Earth to the moon

d)

As long as the coastline of North America

12.

What impact has the whale hunting ban had?

a)

Whale species have been able to repopulate

b)

The demand for whale meat has increased

c)

There are now too many whales

13.

What % of coral around the island of Lizard died off during the filming of Blue Planet II?

a)

<50%

b)

61-75 %

c)

76-90%

d)

>90%

14.

What is causing the coral to bleach?

a)

Damage from tourists taking souvenirs from the reefs

b)

Boats snapping pieces of coral off as they pass over them

c)

Increasing global sea temperatures

d)

A disease that is spreading through coral reefs

15.

In the last 3 years, how much of Earth's coral is thought to have suffered from increasing sea temperatures?

a)

1/2

b)

2/3

c)

3/5

d)

4/7