Threats to Biodiversity Check for Understanding

What is the typical extinction rate called?

• Mass extinction

• Background extinction

• Threatened extinction

• Endangered extinction

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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By the end of this century, the extinction rate is predicted to be how many times higher than before human exponential growth began?

• 100 times

• 1,000 times

• 10,000 times

• 100,000 times

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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What is the classification for species that have enough individuals to survive in the short term but not long term?

• Threatened

• Endangered

• Critically Endangered

• Extinct

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which factor can lead to a loss of resources for species?

• Habitat expansion

• Increase in food

• Climate change

• Habitat protection

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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What is the greatest threat to species?

• Habitat destruction

• Invasive species

• Population and pollution

• Climate change and overexploitation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5