Endangered Species

What does it mean when an animal is extinct?

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

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An endangered species is

• One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
  
• One whose not been spotted after many years.
• One whose numbers are abundant.

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Illegal hunting for profit is called

• sport hunting.

• poaching.

• commercial hunting.

• subsistence hunting.

Why do endangered species matter?

• Because they are cute

• Biodiversity

• Because if they die we cannot have them as pets

• Because they cannot be in the zoo

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What is a habitat?

• Where animals live

• Where animals go and play

• Where vertebrates live

• Where invertebrates live

The status of a "threatened species" means:

• they are almost extinct

• they are likely to become endangered

• they are extinct

• their numbers are increasing

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Migration

• survival of the fittest

• a behavior that must be taught

• movement to a different geographical or climatic region where food is more available

• the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation

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A vital part of keeping species alive and thriving even if they are threatened or endangered is _____.

• over-fishing

• habitat destruction

• poaching

• conservation

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The majority of species extinctions are caused by _____.

• human practices such as hunting, overfishing, and deforestation

• sickness

• giant meteors hitting the planet

• an imbalance in the ecosystem

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Adaptations that enable a species to blend in with its environment are called

• mimicry

• variations

• stems

• camouflage