WildLIFE BIO QUIZBOWL PA Flashcards

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A protected area that lies in the heart of Quezon City. It serves as an oasis in a highly urbanized environment where various species of flora and fauna can be found.

Legal Instrument?

Region??

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Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
(NAPWC)

Proclamation No. 723 (oct 25, 2004)

NCR

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What are the 7 species of plant that are endemic to the country found in NAPWC

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  • katmon (Dillenia philippinensis),
  • kamatog (Sympetalandra densiflora),
  • niyog-niyogan (Ficus pseudopalma).
    ???
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RA 9003

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Ecological Solid Waste Management (spearheaded by NAPWC)

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Protected area in the Philippines that encompasses the entire province of Batanes composed of 3 islands namely: Batan, SAbtang, and Itbayat.

Legal Instrment??

Region??

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Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape (BPLS)

RA 335 (feb 24, 1994)
RA 8991 (Jan 5 2001)
- AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BATANES GROUP OF ISLANDS AND ISLETS AS A PROTECTED AREA, AND ITS PERIPHERAL WATERS AS BUFFER ZONES, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REGION 2

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Out of 256 species of flowering plants in BPLS, 42 are endemic to the Philippines, and seven of these can only be found in Batanes. What are these?

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  • kanarem (Diospyros maritime Bl.)
  • riwas (Drypetes falcata)
  • vua (Areca catechu)
  • voyavoy (Phoenix loureiroi)
  • gagadang
  • tangaw, and
  • vuhuan.
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6
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Endangered plant species in the BPLS park include :

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  • arius
  • kamaya
  • narra
  • vayasuvas
  • vatinglaw
  • vonitan
  • waling-waling and
  • valit
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What 2 species of animal are found in the Batanes-Babuyan faunal group and nowhere else in the Philippines, but are not
endemic to the country.

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Indochinese shrew and the Ryukyu
flying fox

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A community-based mechanism in environmental protection of fishing by the Ivatans which regulates gear entry and seasonal use rights in certain fish grounds.

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mayvanuvanua (fishing ritual)

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9
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It is one of the last remaining
wilderness areas in the country that occupies the midsection of the mountain range in provinces of Aurora to Cagayan.

Legal instrument???

Region???

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Sierra Madre Natural Park
(NSMNP)

Proclamation No. 978 (march 10 1997)

REGION 2

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10
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It is categorized as Extremely High Critical for biodiversity conservation and is one of the Key Biodiversity Areas of the Philippines. The variety of species as well as the high number of Philippine endemics highlight its importance to global biodiversity.

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Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park

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11
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It forms part of the land reservation of Nueva Vizcaya State University. Various forestry research projects are thus situated at the base of the Park

Legal Instrument???

Region???

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Bangan Hill National Park

RA 7954 (mar 29, 1995)

Region 2

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A protected area located in the
municipalities of Lucban, Tayabas, Sariaya,
Candelaria and Dolores, all in the Province
of Quezon and in the municipalities of Rizal,
Nagcarlan, Liliw, and Majayjay, and San Pablo
City, in the province of Laguna. IIt is bounded on the north by Laguna Lake, in the south by Tayabas Bay, in the southeast by the Bicol Peninsula, and in the east by the tail end
of the Sierra Madre Mountain range.

Legal instrument??

REGION??

A

Mts. Banahaw - San Cristobal Protected Landscape

Proc. No. 411 (25 June 2003);
R.A. 9847 (11 December 2009)

REGION 4A

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13
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Rare species of trees still found in the MBSCPL include :

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  • pangnan,
  • lansones-bundok,
  • kalamansanai,
  • tabu, and
  • taluto
    (endemic)
  • pugahan,
  • ditaan,
  • sumulid,
  • tumalim,
    and
  • palasan
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14
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The largest tree fern in the Philippines can be found in?

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Mts. Banahaw - San Cristobal Protected Landscape;

Pakong-buwaya

Cyathea contaminans

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15
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sci name of endangered bird species in MBSCPL such as the
1. Brahminy kite,
2. Philippine serpent eagle,
3. Philippine falconet,
4. scale-feathered cuckoo,
5. guaiabero,
6. Philippine hanging parakeet,
7. crimson-backed woodpecker,
8. white-browed shama, and
9. small horned owl

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  1. Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
  2. Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus)
  3. Philippine falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys)
  4. scale-feathered cuckoo (Dasylophus cumingi)
  5. guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus)
  6. Philippine hanging parakeet (Loriculus philippensis)
  7. crimson-backed woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi)
  8. white-browed shama (Copsychus luzoniensis)
  9. small horned owl (Ketupa philippensis)
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. Seven recorded species in Mts. Banahaw - San Cristobal Protected Landscape; are endemic to Luzon, specifically the:

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  • Luzon montane forest mouse
  • Luzon Cordillera forest mouse
  • Large Luzon forest rat,
  • Northern Luzon shrew rat,
  • Luzon pygmy fruit bat, and
  • Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse.
17
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The _________ in Laguna was established in 1910 as a forest school for the advancement of silvicultural studies and is currently managed by the University of the Philippines in Los Baños. The forest reserve has been established as an ASEAN Heritage Park, one of seven such parks in the country

Legal instrument???

REgion??

A

Mount Makiling Forest Reserve

Legal instrument:
Pro. No. 106 (1910); Proc. No 552 (1933);
RA 3523 (1963); RA 6967 (1990)

Region 4A

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Some of the endemic and threatened tree species found in this reserve includes balobo, magabuyo, and palacpalac. Elemi, a tree which yields an oleoresin that is used for varnishes and lacquers, is a native tree that is also threatened. The reserve also harbors white lauan, which is critically endangered and is native to Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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Mount Makiling Forest Reserve(Canarium luzonicum)

19
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What are the 2 endangered plant species that can also be found in MMFR?

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  • kapa kapa (Medinilla magnifica)
  • jade vine/tayabak (Strongylodon macrobotrys)
20
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__________ which was feared to have gone
extinct in Mount Makiling, was found in all the four sub-watersheds together with its host vine plant ayo.

A

Rafflesia manillana,

21
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An endemic species of frog thriving in Mount makiling forest reserve inhabiting subtropical
or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Phuilautus sardus/Philautus sardus (Common Forest Tree Frog)

22
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A bat species found on the mountain of Mt. Makiling which is one of the only two bat species in Asia and the only one in the Philippines that catches and eats tiny frogs and lizards.

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Megaderma spasma (Lesser false vampire bat)

23
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the refuge of the biggest remaining population of the tamaraw, a type of water buffalo that is endemic to Mindoro Island.

Legal instrument???

Region???

A

Mt Iglit-Baco National Park

Proc. No. 557
(1969); RA 6148 (1970);
RA 7586 (1992)

Region 4b

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Mindoro pine and Jade vine are important plant species found in what protected area?

A

Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park

25
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Birdwatching is becoming increasingly popular particularly because of the presence of bird species endemic to Mindoro. Other interesting species include the____________________

A
  • blue shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
  • island thrush tardus (Turdus poliocephalus)
  • blue-headed racket-tailed parrot (Prioniturus platenae)
  • barred graybird
  • Philippine bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus)
  • Mindoro canegrass warbler
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The largest marine protected area (MPA) in the Philippines. It is located 181 kilometers
southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan,
in the heart of the Sulu Sea.

Legal instrument??

Region??

A

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Proc. No. 306 (11 August 1988);
Proc. No. 1126 (23 August 2006);
RA 10067 (6 April 2010)

Region 4b

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This protected area was inscribed in the RAMSAR List of Wetlands of International Importance on 19 November 1999. It was declared an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) in November 2014, one of seven in the Philippines. It is the only purely marine World
Heritage site and AHP in Southeast Asia.

A

Tubbataha reefs natural park

28
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Tubbataha is situated at the apex of the __________, an area known to be
the global center of marine biological diversity.

A

Coral Triangle

29
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This reserve is now recognized nationally and
internationally as one of the most successful marine conservation programs in the Philippines. In 1997, this was given the prestigious Gawad Galing Pook Award
for Outstanding Marine Resources Conservation and Management, one of the Ten Most Outstanding and Innovative Government programs in the Philippines.
The marine reserve was awarded in 2006 as Best EcoTourism Destination in Western Visayas

Legal instrument???

Region???

A

Sagay Marine Reserve

Municipal Ordinance No. 2
(1983); Proc. No. 592 (1995);
RA 9106 (14 April 2001)

Region 6

30
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The Sagay Marine Reserve is composed of ______________________

A

Carbin Reef,
Macahulom and Panal Reef
Molocaboc Daku and Diot islands
Suyac islet

31
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These reefs are known for their colorful coral and abundant marine life, and the presence of migratory birds. ___________ on the other hand, is home to centuries-old mangrove trees, large crabs, and white sand beaches.

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Macahulom and Panal ; Suyac islet,

32
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There are various habitats on____________, which are dominated by lowland, montane, and mossy forests. The high-elevation forest is dominated by gymnosperms, pandans, small to medium trees and shrubs, herbaceous species, orchids, vines and other epiphytes, ferns, and mosses.

Legal instrument

Region???

A

Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park

Proc. No. 1005 (8 May 1997);
RA 9154 Series of 2011

Region 6 and Region 7

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