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Question 1

International Day for Biological Diversity

Answer 1

May 22

Question 2

When is World Environment Day

Answer 2

June 5

Question 3

World Wildlife Day

Answer 3

March 3

Question 4

Earth Day

Answer 4

April 22

Question 5

A species that can only be found in one specific area is referred to as ___ to that area

Answer 5

Endemic

(Ex: San Cristobal Shrew Mouse (Crocidura grayi) - only found in Mt. Banahaw;
Tawilis - Taal Lake;
Camiguin Hanging Parrot - Camiguin island;
Orphnaecus kwebaburdeos - Puting bato caves - pollio island)

Question 6

__________ are animals that “cyclically and predictably” cross one or more national jurisdictional boudaries.

Answer 6

Migratory species

(From September of every year to February of the succeeding year. Influx of migratory birds in the Philippines starts by September of each year where they stop briefly along wetlands to rest and hunt for food before continuing their journey (Southward Migration). They return to their breeding grounds by March of the succeeding year (Northward Migration). Offshore habitats, such as the Tubbataha Reefs, provide nesting sites for migratory seabird populations in the flyway.

Ex: wandering whistling duck

Question 7

A __________ is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes such as natural distribution. The koala, for example, is native to Australia.

Answer 7

native species

Question 8

species introduced in an area where it does not naturally belong

Answer 8

Introduced/Non native species

Question 9

What do you call the world’s top richest biodiversity countries. How many countries?

Answer 9

Megadiverse
17
USA, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Madagascar, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, China and Australia

Question 10

countries with highest concentrations of biodiversity in the world. they contain ___ % of the world’s plants and animal species

Answer 10

• megadiverse; 70%

Question 11

this refers to the genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity

Answer 11

biodiversity

Question 12

region where high levels of biodiversity are threatened with extinction caused by human activities

Answer 12

biodiversity hotspot

Question 13

Which Ph native plant is depicted at the back of the new five-peso coin and found in places? one-peso coin? ten-peso coin? 25 cent? 20 peso?

Answer 13

• tayabak/jade vine (endemic) -found in luzon, catanduanes, and mindoro islands (5)
• waling-waling (1)
• kapa-kapa/rose grape (10)
• katmon/elephant apple (endemic) (.25)
• nilad (Scyphiphora) (20)

Question 14

Queen of Philippine flowers

Answer 14

Waling-waling
Vanda sanderiana is a species of orchid

is worshiped as a diwata by the indigenous Bagobo people.

Question 15

Only known habitat of 18 species of freshwater fish of genus Barbodes. In 2020, 15 species of endemic freshwater fish from this lake in the Philippines were declared distinct by the IUCN (intl union of conservation and nature)

Answer 15

Lake Lanao (in Mindanao)

Question 16

The PH Flying Lemur, is locally and scientifically known as?

Answer 16

Cynocephalus volans
Kagwang

Question 17

This elusive subspecies of binturong is native to the Philippine island of Palawan. These large, nocturnal mammals have distinctive cat-like facial features and a prehensile tail, with fur and feet like a bear, which has adopted them the nickname ‘bearcat’.

Answer 17

Palawan binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Question 18

local name of palm civet

Answer 18

musang

Question 19

what native plant was Manila named from?

Answer 19

Nilad,a mangrove species once abundant in manila bay and pasig river

Question 20

did the davao name come from a native plant?

Answer 20

no. phonetic - davao river

Question 21

origin of antipolo name

Answer 21

antipolo tree; Artocarpus blancoi (endemic to ph, known for wood and fiber)

Question 22

origin of kabankalan

Answer 22

bangkal
(Nauclea orientalis) - native to ph

Question 23

how many species of marine turtles can be found in the PH

Answer 23

5

marine turtles are migratory species

Question 24

What are the categories of the IUCN Red List of threatened species in the PH

Answer 24

1. Near Threatened Species (likely to be qualified as CR, EN, or VU in the future (456)
2. Vulnerable Species (a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future; 582)
3. Endangered Species (a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future; 432)
4. Critically Endangered Species
   (eextreme with high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future; 261)
5. Extinct (no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died; 15)

Question 25

Which of the ff. PH bird is not classified as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List
-Visayan Hornbill
- Cebu Flowerpecker
- Philippine Cockatoo
- Isabela Oriole

Answer 25

Visayan Hornbill (locally, tariktik - endemic to negros panay region)

Question 26

Of what genus does the Ph endemic stingless bee, known as Kiwot, or Lukot, belong to?

Answer 26

Tetragonula sp.

Question 27

meaning of BCSP

Answer 27

Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Ph