ChatGenePT: Reconstruction as Resurrection

Scientists are actually trying to bring extinct species back to life

• YES

• NO

Which is NOT one of the benifits that de-extinction posess

• Studying previously extinct animals and looking at how they function could help fill some gaps in our current theories around evolution

• De-extinction could help agriculture to evolve, by using the extinct animal's charecterisitcs for labour

• De-extinction could also have a beneficial impact on the environment. That’s because when an animal goes extinct, its absence has a ripple effect on all the flora and fauna involved in that animal’s food web

• There’s even a possibility that de-extinction could slow down global warming

If an animal similar to a_____ gets introduced to the tundra, it could help repopulate the area, regrow ancient plains, and possibly slow the melting of the ice caps.

• Quagga

• Tasmanian tiger

• Woolly Mammoth

• Pyrenean ibex

How long does it take for DNA to degrade fully?

• 7 million years

• 6.8 million years

• 5 million years

• 6.3 million years

Which of these is NOT a way to de-extinct a species

• Back-Breeding

• Cloning

• DNA Replacement

• Genome Editing

Some believe that if scientists are bringing back extinct species in terms of it being a biodiversity conservation, then that’s disingenuous. Why? Select all that apply

• There are plenty of species out there on the verge of extinction now that could be saved with the same resources

• There are plenty of species out there on the verge of extinction now that could be saved with the same resources

• There are plenty of species out there on the verge of extinction now that could be saved with the same resources

• There are plenty of species out there on the verge of extinction now that could be saved with the same resources

Which of these is/are extinct?

• Baiji

• Moa

• Vaquita

• American chestnut

What was the population of the passenger pigeon before it went extinct (the abundance)

• 8 billion

• 6 billion

• 5 billion

• 4 billion

The passenger pigeon’s lone survivor, Martha, died in a zoo in the year ____

• 1914
• 1900
• 1920
• 1890

Who aims to revive the passenger pigeons by 2025?