Threatened and Endangered Species

A species is defined as endangered when it

• suffers from damage to its habitat.

• suffers from disease or predation.

• when there are hazards to the continued life of the species.

• all of the above

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What endangered animal is the largest land mammal?

• Hippos

• Rhinos

• African Elephants

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.

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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.

An animal is considered an endangered species if:

• the numbers of the animals are so small that it is at risk of all of the animals dying.

• One whose not been spotted after many years.

• One whose numbers are abundant.

• there are so many, they are a pest.

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The Red Data Book maintains a record of the

• Plants and animals present in the whole world

• Relationship between man and biosphere

• Plants and animals which are known to be endangered

• Forest wealth in the whole world

The Nature Conservancy created a scale to describe how endangered a species is. Which symbol represents a species that is known to be completely extinct?

• X

• H

• 1

• 2

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An endangered species is one that is...

• a species that is in danger of going extinct

• a species that has gone extinct

• a species that is bred in captivity

• the most important species in an ecosystem

The mountain lion is endangered for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• habitat loss

• pest control

• being an apex predator

• invasive species

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True or false: As for the 2017, there are more than 23.000 endangered species in the world

• True

• False

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