EVS quiz

1. Which of the following is the primary cause of species becoming endangered or extinct?

• Climate change

• Habitat destruction

• Natural selection

• Genetic mutations

2. Which organization is responsible for creating the Red List of Threatened Species?

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

• Greenpeace

• United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

What are the reasons for the extinction of plants and animals ?

• Plants and animals become extinct due to many reasons

• Change in habitat, food supplies and different adaptations contribute to the extinction of a species.

• Change in habitat, food supplies and different adaptations contribute to the extinction of a species.

• All the Above

What are extinct animals ?

• Animals that have not been seen in past 50 years

• Animals that have not been seen in past 20 years

• Animals that have not been seen in past 1 year

• Animals that have not been seen in past 100 years

Examples of conventional type of renewable resources may be

• Plants

• Wild life

• Aquaculture

• All of these

Species will become less genetically diverse when they experience

• low population numbers

• isolation from other members of its species

• both of the above

• neither of the above

What does it mean when an animal is endangered?

• Something once lived but no longer exists.
• Animals that is at risk of extinction.
• Place that protects animals at risk.

Does growing trees make animals endangered or extinct?

• Yes

• No

Green plants are called "Photoautotrophs".

• True

• False

The endangered black rhinos is hunted for what?

• its horns

• its eyes

• its meat