Naomi Response to text: 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:

→I’m not sure if this is right but I heard that endemic means infection?? A population when that infection is constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs. (I hope i was right!!)  

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 a high rate of those creatures going extinct!! We need to protect them because they are one of New Zealand's rarest penguin species!!

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

→ To save and protect them, make sure to chuck your rubbish in the bin, not the ground! Trash can kill those species and they will go extinct! Also, animals were on this planet before humans so we need to protect them!! If you see an animal that needs help then help them!! I see that a group of people like Mr Beast and more are helping animals!! It's your turn to help save the sea creatures and living creatures on the ground :D