Indian Wildlife Club Ezine (February, 2006)
Ezine Home
Archives
Keywords should be more than 3 characters.
Answers To Quiz Of The Month
Right Answers to Quiz on wetlands
This month on one has given all right answers. j_deshpande@yahoo.com has given 9 right answers
Right Answer to
Quiz on wetlands
1.57% of mangroves in India are found in the
East coast
West coast
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2.Agriculture and aqua culture have destroyed more than 80% of mangroves in
Orissa
W.Bengal
Maharashtra
3.Wetlands of international importance are called
International estuaries
Heritage sites
Ramsar sites
4.India has a total of----------------Ramsar sites
19
26
5
5.The mangroves of Bhittarkanika are famous for
rare migratory water birds
nesting sites for endangered Olive Ridley turtles
prawn cultivation
6.A larva called " cavaborus" abounds in this lake and eliminates bacteria in the water, thus contributing to exceptional purity of water. The larvae are found in this Ramsar site
Bhoj wetland in M.P
Deepor Beel in Assam
Sastamkotta lake in Kerala
7.One of the most important mangrove forests in the world which is both a Ramsar site and a World Heritage site is,
Sunderbans
Keoladeo National Park
Both the above
8.The most important factor which will decide the fate of mangroves is,
Local enforcement protecting mangroves
Prevention of clogging by crude oil & other pollutants
Worldwide reduction in consumer demand for pond raised shrimps
9.Useful functions performed by wetlands are,
Many wading birds and water fowl like ergets, herons and ibises nest in wetlands.
They act as natural filters and help remove a whole range of pollutants from water such as viruses from sewage works or heavy metals from industrial plants.
Both the above
10.Gulf of Mannar is a major habitat for the endangered
dolphin
whale shark
dugong