Mass Extinction

Evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago on Earth is called a ________.

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

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This classification of risk means that the species is at serious risk of extinction.

• threatened

• vulnerable

• endangered

• extinct

The status of a "threatened species" means:

• they are almost extinct

• they are likely to become endangered

• they are extinct

• their numbers are increasing

All of the following are causes for biodiversity loss, EXCEPT:

• Habitat Loss

• Invasive Species

• Replanting trees

• Pollution

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The greatest cause of biodiversity loss today is

• Pollution

• Habitat loss and change

• Climate Change

• Invasive species

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When a plant or animal becomes extinct, it is gone _______.

• forever

• until next week

• for 5 years

• to sleep

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What is a mass extinction?

• When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
• When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
• When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
• When all life on earth is wiped out 

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What event marks the end of each geologic area?

• 1 million years
• burst of new life forms
• mass extinction
• ice age

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Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.
• By destroying the natural habitat of species.
• By polluting the environments of the world.
• All of the above.

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The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. Panthers once lived in Tennessee. Which of these most likely caused panthers to disappear from Tennessee?

• Panthers in Tennessee were unable to reproduce.
• People hunted panthers and destroyed their habitats.
• Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.
• Panthers in Tennessee ran out of food. 

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