Extinction and Endangered Species

Quizizz Lesson: Endangered Species

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A term used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

• endangered species

• threatened species

• extinct species

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A term used to describe species which are at risk of being endangered in the near future.

• endangered species

• threatened species

• extinct species

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A term used to describe species which no longer exist.

• endangered species

• threatened species

• extinct species

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Which of the following are basic needs (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• water

• food

• shelter

• space/environment

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Pollution is a natural cause of extinction.

• True

• False

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Litter is a human cause of extinction.

• True

• False

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Volcanoes are a natural cause of extinction.

• True

• False

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Which of the following are ways we can help endangered species? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Recycling

• Volunteering

• Conserving Habitats

Open Ended

What is one way you could volunteer to help endangered species?

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What does it mean when an animal is endangered?

• Something once lived but no longer exists.
• Animals that is at risk of extinction.
• Place that protects animals at risk.

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What does it mean when an animal is extinct?

• Something once lived but no longer exists.
• Animals that is at risk of extinction.
• Place that protects animals at risk.

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A species is defined as endangered when it

• suffers from damage to its habitat.

• suffers from disease or predation.

• when there are hazards to the continued life of the species.

• all of the above

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An endangered species is

• One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
  
• One whose not been spotted after many years.
• One whose numbers are abundant.

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As many as 30 to 50 percent of all species are possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century.

• True
• False

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One of the most endangered habitats in the world, as a result of human development, pollution and climate change is

• Freshwater systems
• desert ecosystems
• marine ecosystems
• none of the above

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What is a habitat?

• It is an artificial area where wildlife lives.
•  It is any natural region where wildlife lives undisturbed
• It is a protected region created by people to save wildlife.

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Which is the most endangered animal group?

• Mammals
• Amphibians
• Insects

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What are the greatest problems facing plants, animals, and people?

• introducing new species that  can cause problems 
• habitat destruction
• illegal hunting 
• all of the above

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Who can help save endangered species?

• environmentalist
• you
• scientists
• all of the above!

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What is NOT a reason for the extinction of the Dodo Bird?

• Hunted by People
• Pets from settlers eating the Dodo Birds eggs
• Dodo birds drowned in the ocean
• Dodo birds habitat was destroyed

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True or false: As for the 2017, there are more than 23.000 endangered species in the world

• True

• False

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Is the sea otter endangered?

• Yes

• No

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Why do endangered species matter?

• Because they are cute

• Biodiversity

• Because if they die we cannot have them as pets

• Because they cannot be in the zoo

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What can you do to save endangered species?

• Protect wildlife

• To adopt them as pets

• To put them in zoos

• To make them reproduce

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The endangered giant pandas mostly eat only one thing. What is it?

• small rodents

• bamboo

• carrots

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The endangered black rhinos is hunted for what?

• its horns

• its eyes

• its meat

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What endangered animal is the largest land mammal?

• Hippos

• Rhinos

• African Elephants

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What was the last feline species to go extinct?

• Iberian Lynx

• Snow Leopard

• Saber Toothed Tiger

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Approximately how long ago did dinosaurs become extinct?

• 55 million years

• 65 million years

• 85 million years