ENDANGERED SPECIES

1.What organization is responsible for listing species as critically endangered?

• The United States government

• The International Union for Conservation of Nature

• The United Nations Environmental Program

• The National Zoo Association

In what region can the Duiker, Ploughshare Tortoise, and Red Colobus Monkey be found?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Southeast Asia

A species is considered critically endangered if:

• Its population has not changed at all in three generations

• It can only be found in one location

• Its population has decreased by at least 80% within three generations

• It is a really big species

The place where a species lives and reproduces is its natural

• habitat

• wildlife

• extinction

Thanks to laws that protect them, species that make it onto the endangered species list _______ become extinct.

• always

• often

• rarely

Many threatened or endangered species can be saved by a large

• reforestation project

• food chain

• coal mine

 An endangered species is

• One whose not been spotted after many years.

• a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction

• One whose numbers are abundant.

How to protect endangered species?

• Find out about endangered species in your area.

• Do not purchase products made from threatened or endangered species.  

• Minimize the use of herbicides and pesticides.

• All of the above

What are the greatest threats facing endangered species?

• Loss of habitat

• Pathogens and Diseases

• Environmental pollution

• All of the above

How many endangered species all over the world in this current time?

• 41,415 species

• 44,329 species

• 44,838 species

• 50,217 species