Extinction and Endangered Species

Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.

• By destroying the natural habitat of species.

• By polluting the environments of the world.

• All of the above.

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When scientists discuss the Sixth Extinction, they are referring to which pattern in the rate of extinction?

• an increased rate caused by human activity

• an increased rate caused by volcanic activity

• a fluctuating rate caused by human activity

• a fluctuating rate caused by volcanic activity

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True or False: Human beings are wiping out species much faster than nature creates them, causing what scientists call a "6th extinction"

• true

• false

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According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

• overhunting

• evolution of new species to replace old ones

• major change in environment due to extreme natural events

• asteroid impact

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Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth

• giant panda

• bald eagle

• green sea turtle

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Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?

• competition

• reproducing

• habitat loss

• overhunting

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Why do scientists think that NOT ALL dinosaurs died in the Cretaceous extinction?

• They have photographic evidence

• Because birds are still living today

• A zoo in California has a living dinosaur

• Birds are descendants of dinosaurs

• Only non-birds went extinct.

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When a plant or animal becomes extinct, it is gone _______.

• forever

• until next week

• for 5 years

• to sleep

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Evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago on Earth is called a ________.

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

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A ______________ species is on its way to becoming endangered or extinct.

• threatened

• cuddly

• sleeping

• fossil

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