Name:_____________________

TheVaquitaQuiz

Directions:Choosetheanswerthatyouthinkbestfitsthequestion.

1. WhereareVaquitafound?
a) GulfofMexico
b) GulfofCalifornia
c) SouthernOcean
d) CaribbeanSea

2. HowmanyVaquitaareleftinthewild?
a) Lessthan200
b) 200500
c) 5001000
d) Morethan1000

3. WhatdoestheVaquitasdietconsistof?
a) FishandSquid
b) Plankton
c) Kelp
d) Birds

4. HowoftendoVaquitareproduce?
a) Everymonth
b) Everysixmonths
c) Everytwoyears
d) Everyfiveyears

5. Whichofthefollowingisaharmfulfishingpractice?
a) GillNets
b) HandFishing
c) SpearFishing
d) PoleFishing

Directions:Readeachstatementandcirclewhetherthestatementistrueorfalse.

6. Trawlingisgoodfortheenvironmentandhelpsthevaquitasurvive.

TrueorFalse

7. Vaquitaseatallthefishandareharmfultofisherman.

TrueorFalse

8. Vaquitasarethemostendangeredmarinemammalintheworld.

TrueorFalse

9. Withoutthevaquitatheecosystemwouldfalloutofbalanceandcausefishandother
speciespopulationtodecline.

TrueorFalse

10. TheVaquitaisthesmallestcetaceanintheworld.

TrueorFalse