New Zealand Native Freshwater Fish

THREATS TO NATIVE FRESHWATER LIFE QUIZ

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF NEW ZEALAND FRESHWATER ECOLOGY...

1. Even small dams may?
A Leave no water for streams
B Create large waves
C Prevent movement of native fish
D Change rainfall patterns 2. The whitebait run...?
A Is probably increasing
B Is probably decreasing
C Remaining the same
D Unable to be able to be predicted
3. Which answer fits the description of banded kokopu?
A Nocturnal, no scales
B Large and jumps over waterfalls
C Small, red fins
D Lives under rocks in rapids 4. Excessive stromwater runoff is caused by...?
A Too few streams
B Too many non-absorbent surfaces
C Not enough drains
D Too much rainfall
5. Which industry may legally pollute waterways?
A Chemical factories
B Agriculture
C Power stations
D All of the above 6. Stormwater drains...?
A Drain to water treatment plants
B Have large filters inside
C Drain to streams
D Are for general liquid disposal
7. Gambusia ("mosquitofish")...?
A Are a dangerous aquatic pest
B Are a native species
C Are self-introduced
D Are a good biological control 8. What fishes are introduced?
A Catfish
B Trout
C Guppies
D All of the above
9. Car oils should be placed...?
A On the grass
B Recycled where possible
C In the stormwater drain
D Poured in the rubbish 10. Bare stream banks should...?
A Be replanted with vegetation
B Be concreted
C Be regularly mown
D Fenced

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Back to THREATS

1. Even small dams may? A Leave no water for streams B Create large waves C Prevent movement of native fish D Change rainfall patterns	2. The whitebait run...? A Is probably increasing B Is probably decreasing C Remaining the same D Unable to be able to be predicted
3. Which answer fits the description of banded kokopu? A Nocturnal, no scales B Large and jumps over waterfalls C Small, red fins D Lives under rocks in rapids	4. Excessive stromwater runoff is caused by...? A Too few streams B Too many non-absorbent surfaces C Not enough drains D Too much rainfall
5. Which industry may legally pollute waterways? A Chemical factories B Agriculture C Power stations D All of the above	6. Stormwater drains...? A Drain to water treatment plants B Have large filters inside C Drain to streams D Are for general liquid disposal
7. Gambusia ("mosquitofish")...? A Are a dangerous aquatic pest B Are a native species C Are self-introduced D Are a good biological control	8. What fishes are introduced? A Catfish B Trout C Guppies D All of the above
9. Car oils should be placed...? A On the grass B Recycled where possible C In the stormwater drain D Poured in the rubbish	10. Bare stream banks should...? A Be replanted with vegetation B Be concreted C Be regularly mown D Fenced