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Wildlife and Wetlands Quiz

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 5hrs 10mins

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1.

What are the functions of wetland?

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What are the examples of natural wetland?

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What are the examples of artificial wetland?

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Type of wetland with thick water-logged organic soil layer made of dead and decaying plant material. These are carbon-rich ecosystems, containing twice as mud carbon stock as entire forest biomass of the world and when disturbed can become significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Type of wetland which occurs along coastlines and are influenced by tides and often by freshwater from runoff, rivers, or ground water.

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These are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers.

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The World Wetland Day is celebrated on (a)   .

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The convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the _______________, is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their sources.

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The Wetlands of International Importance are also known as (a)   .

10.

The Convention on Wetlands was signed in 1971 in (a)   .

11.

What are the seven sites in the Philippines declared as Wetlands of International Importance?

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Type of wetland which is fed primarily by surface water inputs and are dominated by trees and shrubs and is characterized by very wet soils during the growing season and standing water during certain times of the year.

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13.

It is recently declared as the 7th Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Site) of the Philippines.

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14.

Name the globally threatened marine turtles that can be found in Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area?

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What is the name of the dolphin that inhabits the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area?

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What are the other species that inhabit the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area?

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17.

What are the species of shellfish that can be found in the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area?

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18.

How many species of waterbirds were recorded in the NOCWCA in 2014?

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Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) was declared the 7th Ramsar site based on Ramsar no. _____________.

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20.

When was the NOCWCA inaugurated?

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21.

What is the most popular wetland in the country when it comes to migratory birds?

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22.

In what countries do the migratory birds in the Philippines come from?

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23.

This endangered migratory shorebird was recorded to be found only in Tibsoc wetland in San Enrique and Pontevedra towns since 2012. Give its English name.

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24.

Birds that walk along the coastline on sandy beach or river estuaries are known as __________.

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25.

The wetland in the Philippines that host the most number of shorebirds is the _____________.

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26.

It is the Philippines' first wetland of international importance for waterfowl.

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27.

What do you call the place or set of environmental conditions where a particular organism lives?

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28.

__________is a type of ecological relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other.

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29.

__________is the state of the air and temperature at a particular place: the temperature and other outside conditions (such as rain, cloudiness, etc.) at a particular time and place.

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30.

What is the term used for plant fungus or microorganisms that parasitize fungi and live on dead or decomposing matter?

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31.

Organisms that produce their own food are known as producers or ______________.

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32.

Organisms that cannot make their own food are known as consumers or ___________.

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33.

It is an international agreement among the 37 industrialized countries and the European community to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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34.

The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients from fertilizers or sewage, thereby encouraging the growth and decomposition of oxygen-depleting plant life and resulting in harm to other organisms.

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35.

Oxygen makes up how many percent of the Air?

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36.

What is the R.A. of NIPAS Act of 1992?

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37.

Give the R.A. of the law that declares November as the "Environmental Awareness Month".

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38.

It refers to any distinct change in measures of climate lasting for a long period of time.

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39.

Give 5 examples of greenhouse gases

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40.

In the Paris agreement of the climate change, the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, each country should have how much percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030?

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_____ is the largest international diplomatic conference on climate ever organized by France in 2015.

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42.

An act mainstreaming climate change into government policy formulations, establishing the framework strategy and program on climate change, creating for this purpose the climate change commission, and for other purposes.

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43.

179 countries and the EU spent two weeks in Paris last December 2015 hammering out the final wording of an agreement to keep global temperature increase well below how many degrees?

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44.

___________total amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person, family, building, organization, or company.

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45.

R.A. 9147 is also known as _________________________.

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46.

What term refers to the complex web linking air, water, animals, plants and every other life form in the biosphere?

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Who is the present director of the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)?

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48.

Where can we find the first Golden Crowned Flying Fox roost sanctuary that is officially established in the Philippines?

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49.

How many endangered species of bats can be found in Mambukal resort?

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50.

What is the only species of monkey found in the Philippines?

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51.

What is the largest kingfisher in the Philippines?

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52.

What is the meaning of IUCN?

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53.

What is the rarest and most expensive seashell in the Philippines?

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54.

What is the scientific name of red lauan and white lauan?

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55.

What are the largest and smallest bats in the Philippines?

a)

Largest - Large flying fox

b)

Smallest - Philippine bamboo bat

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What is the recent up to date scientific name of the Rufous-headed hornbill/Visayan writhed hornbill?

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57.

What do you call the permit issued by the DENR to any individual or entity who wants to engage in non-commercial scientific or educational undertaking to collect and or survey wildlife and its derivatives?

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58.

What is the other name of Visayan Flowerpecker?

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59.

What species of brown dove is endemic to Negros and Panay?

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60.

How many species of hornbill are there in the Philippines?

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What is the other name of Visayan Writhed hornbill?

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How many species of hornbill are there in the Negros-Panay faunal region?

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63.

What is the IUCN status of Rufous-headed hornbill and Visayan tarictic hornbill?

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True or False: Negros bleeding-heart pigeon is endemic only in Negros?

a)

True

b)

False

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Flame-templed Babbler is endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay. What is its scientific name and IUCN status?

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What is the host plant of Rafflesia speciosa?

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What is the scientific name and IUCN status of Negros shrew?

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What is the largest endemic mammal of the West Visayas Faunal Region?

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Which of the following animals are warm-blooded (homeotherm/endotherm)?

a)

birds

b)

fishes

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

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What is referred to as relief features on the walls, ceilings and floor of any cave or lava tube?

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What is referred to as an ancient continent that included all major continental land mass in the Permian and Triassic?

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72.

The largest groups of species of bats with wingspan as wide as a meter are called?

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73.

What is the collective term used when referring to reptiles and amphibians?

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What is the most threatened species of hornbill in Western Visayas region?

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What is the scientific name of Negros Cave Frog?

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What is the scientific name of one of the iron wood species locally called 'mangkono'?

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What is the term of the agricultural technique of clearing land by slashing and burning trees?

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78.

What are non-flowering or seed-bearing plants that have ovules borne on scales?

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79.

Of the three orders under class Amphibia, which does not exist in the Philippines?

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80.

What is the Proclamation number that revised the declaration of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park?

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81.

What are the two mountain peaks in Northern Negros Natural Park?

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82.

What is Mt Talinis-Twin Lakes Forest Reserve otherwise known as?

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83.

What type of forest can be found along the mountains in about 1200 m altitude high?

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84.

Which of the following plant is listed as coniferous or cone-bearing species?

a)

almaciga

b)

mahogany

c)

narra

d)

white lauan

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Which of the following is NOT an amphibian?

a)

skink

b)

newts

c)

caecillian

d)

frog

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What is defined as the variety of living organisms considered at all levels of organization?

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87.

What is the site where humans are restricted or prohibited for conservation of biodiversity?

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88.

What is the strip of managed land or sea adjacent to protected areas?

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89.

Which Southeast country has the most Marine Protected Area?

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90.

What is the alternative form of tourism encouraged in protected areas?

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What is the scientific name of the Negros Cave Frog?

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92.

What is a non-native species that spreads rapidly and out-competes native species?

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93.

From which mountain was the critically endangered fruit dove specimen collected?

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True or False: A species is considered extinct when there are no members of the species or family in existence.

a)

True

b)

False

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What is the national agency designated as the CITES Management Authority for terrestrial wildlife in the Philippines?

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Which of the following is not included in the IUCN categories described as 'threatened'?

a)

near threatened

b)

critically endangered

c)

endangered

d)

vulnerable

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What is the endemic species that was feared to have become extinct in the 1970s?

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Which of the following is not included in the Negros IBA?

a)

NNNP

b)

Mt. Kanlaon

c)

Banban

d)

Ayungon

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Butanding, the largest fish in the world is a?

a)

mammal

b)

shark

c)

seal

d)

dolphin

100.

What are plant eaters known as?

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101.

What is the only mammal that can fly?

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102.

True or False: Sea grasses are the flowering plants in the sea.

a)

True

b)

False

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What are fruit-eating animals known as?

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104.

What is defined as the weather condition prevailing in an area over a long period of time?

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105.

Which of the following bats are not present in Mambucal resort?

a)

Golden crown flying fox

b)

Island flying fox

c)

Large flying fox

d)

Mottled Wing flying fox

106.

True or False: Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

True or False: The Philippines has only one species of cat.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

What is 78% of earth's atmosphere composed of?

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109.

What governs the navigation and foraging of dolphins?

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110.

What is the largest naturally occurring CO2-storage or carbon sink?

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111.

What is the legislation that recognizes the importance of IBA?

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112.

What group of plants produces naked seeds in cones?

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113.

What is the white-appearance of corals known as?

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114.

What is the mammal that is extinct already in the island of Cebu and Masbate?

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What is the megabat that lives on Negros Island and was thought to be extinct?

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116.

Which of the following is not a carnivorous type of plant?

a)

venus flytrap

b)

pitcher

c)

waling-waling

d)

butterworts

117.

To what group of animals do bats belong?

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118.

Name one critically endangered species of mammal in Negros.

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119.

What is defined as any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave?

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