Gateway A2 - Unit 7 reading

According to the 2018 Living Planet report, what percentage of the world’s animals have disappeared since 1970?

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%

Why are snow leopards sometimes killed by farmers?

• They destroy crops

• They eat farm animals

• They scare people

• They live in cities

What is the main threat to the snow leopard’s natural habitat?

• Rising sea levels

• Deforestation

• Climate change

• Pollution from factories

How many northern white rhinos are alive today?

What is special about the two remaining northern white rhinos?

• They are brothers

• They live in zoos

• They are twins

• They are both female

What did scientists do in 2019 to try to save the northern white rhino?

• Collected and froze their eggs

• Moved them to a safer country

• Built a new zoo for them

• Released them into the wild

What is a “frozen zoo”?

• A museum for endangered animals are frozen so people can see them

• A place where animal eggs and DNA are stored at low temperatures

• A zoo in a very cold place

• A place where animals are kept in ice

When was the first frozen zoo started?

How many DNA samples does the University of Nottingham frozen zoo have now?

• More than 700

• About 200

• About 500

• More than 5,000

What is the goal of the Frozen Ark Project?

• To create new species of animals

• To share preserved DNA with scientists worldwide

• To protect animals from hunters

• To move all endangered animals into zoos