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Our Ocean Highways
Colouring our Ocean Blue
Coral Reefs
Masters of Disguise
100

Which mangrove species has short, stubby pneumatophores and typically grows furthest inland?

What is a WHITE MANGROVE?

100

This is known as moving the of goods from country to country?

What is Trading?

100

The blue Economy Refers to... 

What is utilizing the Ocean's resources as a foundation for sustainable development

100

What is the process called when corals expel their algae due to stress?

What is a BLEACHING? 

100

This white-furred apex predator of the Arctic blends seamlessly into the snow to stalk seals.

What is polar bear

200

How does Red Mangrove get rid of excess salt?

What is a SACRIFICIAL LEAF?


200

What do you think typically travels on ships?

What is manufactured goods, food supplies, and construction materials

200

The three pillars of the blue economy

What is Social, Economical and Environmental

200

What type of symbiotic relationship exist between corals and their algae?

What is a MUTUALISM? 

200

Snipers and hunters wear this type of shaggy, fabric-covered suit designed to look like heavy foliage and grass.

What is ghillie suit

300

What is the name of the seedling produced by a red mangrove that can float before rooting?

What is a PROPAGULE?

300

These are some reasons why Marine Transport is SOOO important...

  • Biggest way to move traded goods between countries
  • Helps countries become friends and partners
  • WAY cheaper than sending things by plane ✈️
  • More eco-friendly than airplanes 🌱
  • Helps small islands like Jamaica grow their economy!
300

The estimated anual value of the sector encompassing the blue economy 

 2.5 Trillion USD

300

What compound forms the hard skeleton of reed-building corals?  

What is a CALCIUMCARBONATE?

300

The military term for blending in comes from this French word meaning "to disguise" or "to make up.

What is camouflage/Camoufler

400

What is the scientific term for the tiny pores found on black mangrove pneumatophores that allow gas exchange?

What is a LENTICELS?


400

Why does Jamaica need to import some things instead of making everything locally?

What is lack of resources and local revenue.

400

Some risk to the economic dimensions of the blue economy include..

 Carbon emissions, ecosystem degradation, regulatory gaps that undermine long term sector value.  

400

What is the name of the stinging structure found in the tentacles of coral polyps?

What is a NEMATOCYST? 

400

What kind of cells Octopuses and Cuttlefish have that helps them change colour?

What is CHROMATOPHORES


500

What is the scientific name of the nectar-producing glands found at the base of white mangrove leaves?

What is a NECTARIES?

500

List FIVE good marine transport practices...

 Uses cleaner fuels — less air pollution

 Protects whales, dolphins & sea turtles

 Keeps ports & ships clean

Prevents oil spills 

Recycles ship waste instead of dumping it in the sea

500

Good Ocean Management entails... Give two real word example

Countries setting clear rules, working together and planning carefully Seychelles and Morocco

500
Name three (3) FORMS that reef building corals can be classified into.

What is a SOLITARY, MEANDROID, BRANCHING, PLATEY, ENCRUSTING & MASSIVE CORALS?

500

This scientific property allows cuttlefish to change color instantly, a process scientists are trying to replicate using tech like flexible LED screens and light sensors.

Biomimcry/ active camouflage