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sanctuaries to protect marine life and help these creatures adapt to our rapidly changing climate."
1) What has been the most significant factor responsible for the decline in the population of Antarctic penguins?
A. long-term change of temperature that causes sea ice to melt
B. the human practice of slaughtering penguins in the Antarctic
C. the spread of an epidemic among Antarctic penguins
D. a devastating epidemic that caused death among penguin colonies
2) What activities have been undertaken by the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza?
A. conducting surveys of the global oceanic threats and facilitating scientific trips overseas
B. collaborating with the authorities in punishing ocean protection policy violators
C. banning tourist trips to these areas and promoting research
D. conducting educational tours for Northeastern University students
3) The Greenpeace ship has been doing the following EXCEPT:
A. recording the threat to marine life over the world
B. setting limits where humans are not allowed to enter
C. building sanctuaries to protect many surveyed colonies
D. transporting oceanic debris that causes harm to penguins
4) What did researchers from Stony Brook and Northeastern University in Boston do to colonies of chinstrap penguins
on the Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, north of the Antarctic Peninsula?
A. They measured and recorded the areas inhabited by chinstrap penguins.
B. They observed the undiscovered colonies using manual and drone techniques.
C. They counted and summarized all species of penguins in these areas.
D. They surveyed the Antarctic Ocean and grounds using drone techniques.
5) What attribute makes the chainstrap penguins unique?
A. It can only be found in the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula.
B. It prefers the cold waters between Antarctica and New Zealand.
C. It has a white face, a black feathered cap, and a black feathered band that runs from side to side of its head.
D. It catches prey by remaining immobile and paddling across the water with its flippers without flying.
6) What has been the trend in the population of Antarctic penguins over the past five decades?
A. There has been no change in their number.
B. There has been a state of stability in the population.
C. There has been massive population growth.
D. There has been a drop in the population.
