MyView Unit 2 Week 5 Let Animals Be Wild

What is the main reason that people began to collect the eggs of wild California condors and capture wild condors?

• To study their life cycle

• To save them from extinction

• To provide protection for animals at zoos

• To stop them from endangering other animals

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What is a keystone species?

• a plant or animal that is in possible danger of extinction

• a plant or animal that has been reintroduced into the wild

• a plant or animal that plays an important role in an ecosystem

• a plant or animal that has a harmful impact on the environment

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According to “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild,” studies of animals born in captivity and reintroduced into the wild reveal that survival rates —

• are similar to rates for animals born in the wild

• are higher for adult animals than for younger animals

• are higher for large predators than for smaller animals

• are much lower than rates for animals born in the wild

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Why does the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” include information about Keiko, the orca in Free Willy?

• to show that reintroducing animals to the wild is not always successful

• to show that animals captured in the wild often have good survival skills

• to explain some of the challenges involved in keeping animals in captivity

• to explain the steps that scientists take when reintroducing animals into the wild

Which sentence best describes the two authors’ views?

• Both authors believe that the benefits of keeping animals in captivity outweigh the costs.

• Both authors believe that keeping animals in captivity is a short-term solution, but the animals should be released into the wild when possible.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that animals should not be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes captivity helps keep them safe.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that only animals in danger of extinction should be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes that all species should be kept in captivity.

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