Wildlife Ecology

Wildlife conservation aims to protect 

• wildlife and their habitats
• humans
• pets
• farm animals 

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Human activities are not the main cause for species becoming extinct.

• True
• False

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The global extinction rate is  _______  times higher than the historic background rate.

• 10
• 1000
• 10 000
• 100

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Once a species becomes endangered, it is difficult to recover.

• True
• False

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Human activities are not a serious threat to wildlife.

• True
• False

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The Wildlife Conservation Society ...

• promotes education on endangered animals

• creates videos that help inform people of animals in danger

• gather donations to help animals

• is the government

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A poacher is...

• a person that has a license to hunt

• a person that kills animals to sell

• a person that hunts illegally

• a person that takes wild animals

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What does a habitat provide an organism that allows it to thrive?

• water

• shelter

• food

• predators

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What happens to any forest ecosystem when the land is cleared for farming?

• The forest ecosystem will be destroyed.

• The forest ecosystem will be healthy.

• The forest ecosystem will be relocated.

• The forest ecosystem will be unaffected.

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System of relationships between living things and their environment.

• ecosystem

• extinction

• food chain

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