Daily Response: Marine Animals

 Marine Animals

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1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?

a) 17,000                                     b) Over 17,000

c) 19,000             d) 16,000

2.According to the article where are Hector’s dolphins found? 

a) All over New Zealand              b) At the top of the North Island

c) Only in the South Island         d) In the South Island with some in the North Island

3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?

a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000

c) no one knows d) 12,000

4. Describe what the word endemic means:

→Endemic Means A Disease Or A Sea Animal

5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.

a) True b) False

6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?

a) Endangered             b) Extinct

c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction

7. What is  the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?

→Threatened-Nationally Endangered Means That They Have A High Chance Of Being Extinct

8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?

→ We Can Give Them Clean Water To Swim In And Not Dumping Rubbish In Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, And Ponds We Can Give Them A Life Worth Living If You Stop Polluting