Divers should avoid contact with all corals because:
- Contact can damage the coral
- Contact can be harmful to the diver
- Touching corals will damage your equipment
- All answers are correct - ANSWER: ➡ All answers are correct
Two examples of hard corals are:
- Elkhorn and Staghorn
- Fire and Star
- Sea Fan and Brain
- All answers are correct - ANSWER: ➡ Elkhorn and Staghorn
When diving in Marine Protected Areas like Marine Parks, divers should:
- Follow the same diving practices as outside the parks
- Only collect marine life that is not protected by federal law
- Respect and follow the local Marine Park regulations
- Only participate in guided dives - ANSWER: ➡ Respect and follow the local Marine Park
regulations
More than ___ of Earth's oxygen is produced by marine plants.
- 50%
- 85%
- 72%
- 66% - ANSWER: ➡ 85%
, If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of:
- The diver's negligence
- The diver's ignorance
- The diver's aggressive behavior
- All answers are correct - ANSWER: ➡ All answers are correct
Divers can help protect the marine environment by:
- Maintaining neutral buoyancy at all times
- Keep equipment secured and no dangling
- Always being a responsible diver
- All answers are correct - ANSWER: ➡ All answers are correct
The most common injuries occur when:
- A diver steps on a Stingray
- A shark is encountered
- An animal is surprised by a diver's actions and instinctively protects itself
- A diver is entering or exiting the water - ANSWER: ➡ An animal is surprised by a diver's actions
and instinctively protects itself
Two examples of soft corals are:
- Elkhorn and Staghorn
- Black and Red Coral
- Sea Fan and Brain
- All answers are correct - ANSWER: ➡ Black and Red Coral
The ocean is an important source of life because:
- It provides an endless supply of seafood
- It provides humans with rainwater to drink
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