Endangered Animals

What is an endangered animal?

• Animals that are no longer living on Earth.

• Animals that have too much population.

• Animals that no one cares about.

• Animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.

Which of the following is NOT a reason animals become endangered?

• Loss of habitat

• Over hunting

• Large number of offspring

• Pollution

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"Loss of habitat" means that

• humans use an animal's natural habitat as a place to live or grow food.

• animals are given nice places like zoos to live so they don't have to live in the wild.

• animals are moved to places like National Parks so that people can live where they want.

• animals have more places to live.

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True or False: The larger an animal is, the more space it needs to live. So, larger animals have a higher chance of becoming endangered.

• True

• False

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What is one endangered animal we talked about in class that has a special diet?

• The Giant Panda, that eats mostly bamboo.

• The Mountain Lion, that eats mainly mice.

• The Siberian Tiger, that eats mainly rabbits.

• The Hector's Dolphin, that eats mainly seaweed.

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Why does having a small number of offspring put an animal at risk of becoming endangered?

• Because it is harder for the population to recover quickly as their numbers decrease.

• Because there are less of those animals for predators to eat.

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What is one animal that has been effected by overhunting?

• The rabbit.

• The squirrel.

• The American Alligator.

• The white-tailed deer.

Which of these is a way that humans can pollute the earth?

• Oil Spills

• Recycling

• Using an electric car.

• Using solar power.

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Why did the Dodo Bird become extinct?

• Overhunting

• Introduction of new species to their habitat

• People's Actions

• All of the above

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What was the most interesting thing that you learned about the endangered animal you researched?

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