Habitat Loss

Forest clearing, farming, and road building are all examples of

• Biodiversity

• Population distribution

• Habitat loss

• Climate Change

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Habitat loss means less space for animals to __________, __________, and _____________. (Choose 3 answers)

• feed

• breed

• locate new species

• raise their young

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The area where a plant or animal lives

• environment

• location

• habitat

• home

What is a habitat destruction?

• cities getting bigger

• the improvement of an ecosystem

• a reduction of the area in which a population lives in

• a type of land

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The greatest cause of biodiversity loss today is

• Pollution

• Habitat loss and change

• Climate Change

• Invasive species

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Why are polar bears losing their habitat?

• Due to humans invading their space

• Because of the increasing number of seals sharing the ice

• Due to more ice forming in the Arctic

• Because of warmer temperatures melting ice

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How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?

• they can feed the animals

• they can put the animals in a zoo

• they can protect the animal’s habitat

• they can take the animal to new habitats

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All of the following describe habitat fragmentation, EXCEPT:

• Gaps form within a habitat

• Patches of suitable habitat are surrounded by unsuitable habitat

• Often a result of habitat loss

• Increases the number of species

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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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These are all examples of natural causes of wetland loss.

• storms, subsidence, tectonic activity, and sea level rise

• channelization, invasive species, and man-made levees

• storms, channelization, tectonic activity, and invasive species

• invasive species, natural levees, storms, and sea level rise

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