Module 14

​Many organisms became extinct throughout geologic history because of their inability to _______and survive to changes in the environment.

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Which of the following are natural extinction factors? Check ALL that apply.

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Competition

• Global Cooling

• Over-harvesting

• Global Warming

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True or False: All extinctions have a negative impact.

• True

• False

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What organisms flourished after the extinctions of the dinosaurs?

• Plants

• Mammals

• Reptiles

• Insects

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Human-made extinction factors include all of the following EXCEPT? Removing natural habitats Cutting of the rainforest regions Over-harvesting (overexploitation) Pollution​ Invasive species

• Pollution

• Competition

• Removing Natural Habitats

• Invasive Species

• Cutting the rainforest regions

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What is it called when there is a reduction in the number of genes, individual organisms, species, and ecosystems in a given area?

• Biodiversity

• Biodiversity loss

• extinction

• natural factors

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Approximately how many known vertebrate species have gone extinct since 1900?

• 95%

• 7.4 billion

• 477

• 1.9 million

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An ________ species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future.

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Approximately how many species around the world are considered endangered?

• 7,000

• 2.500

• 70%

• 5,000

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True or False: Extinction is a perfectly normal phenomenon.

• True

• False

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