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Endangered species

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

Tail

b)

Tusk

c)

Horn

d)

Bone

2.

Dolphin looks like ____ fish but it is actually ____ mammal.

a)

a - a

b)

the - the

c)

a - the

d)

the - a

3.

Which species eat only plants?

a)

Elephant

b)

Whale

c)

Giraffe

d)

Snake

4.

Which of these animals are mammals?

a)

Crocodile

b)

Elephant

c)

Snake

d)

Whale

5.

What does it mean when an animal is endangered?

a)

Something once lived but no longer exists.

b)

Animals that is at risk of extinction.

c)

Place that protects animals at risk.

6.

What does it mean when an animal is extinct?

a)

Something once lived but no longer exists.

b)

Animals that is at risk of extinction.

c)

Place that protects animals at risk.

7.

A species is defined as endangered when it

a)

suffers from damage to its habitat.

b)

suffers from disease or predation.

c)

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

d)

all of the above

8.
An endangered species is
a)
One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
b)
One whose not been spotted after many years.
c)
One whose numbers are abundant.
9.
As many as 30 to 50 percent of all species are possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
One of the most endangered habitats in the world, as a result of human development, pollution and climate change is
a)
Freshwater systems
b)
desert ecosystems
c)
marine ecosystems
d)
none of the above
11.
What is a habitat?
a)
It is an artificial area where wildlife lives.
b)
 It is any natural region where wildlife lives undisturbed
c)
It is a protected region created by people to save wildlife.
12.
Who can help save endangered species?
a)
environmentalist
b)
you
c)
scientists
d)
all of the above!
13.

Why do endangered species matter?

a)

Because they are cute

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Because if they die we cannot have them as pets

d)

Because they cannot be in the zoo

14.

The endangered giant pandas mostly eat only one thing. What is it?

a)

small rodents

b)

bamboo

c)

carrots

15.

The endangered black rhinos is hunted for what?

a)

its horns

b)

its eyes

c)

its meat

16.

What endangered animal is the largest land mammal?

a)

Hippos

b)

Rhinos

c)

African Elephants

17.

Where do pandas live?

a)

In China

b)

In Korea

c)

In Russia

d)

In Sweden

18.

What family is white leopard in?

a)

Feline

b)

Canine

19.

Which of this turtles is the largest one?

a)

Sea turtle

b)

Land turtle

c)

Leatherback turtle

d)

Giant tortoise

20.

Where do turtles live?

a)

Land and sea

b)

Only Sea

c)

Only Land

d)

Only Islands

21.

Which of this organizations has a panda as a logo?

a)

NBP

b)

ZNP

c)

PKP

d)

WWF

22.

Which of the animal is under the endangered list?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Malayan Tiger

c)

Chicken

d)

Wolf

23.

Illegal hunting for profit is called

a)

sport hunting.

b)

poaching.

c)

commercial hunting.

d)

subsistence hunting.

24.

Choose the option that expresses the definition the best.

"Logging, mining, building of roads, and urban development."

a)

Habitat destruction,degradation, and fragmentation.

b)

Invasive (nonnative species).

c)

Population and resource use growth.

d)

Greenhouse effect.

e)

Overexplotation.

25.

What do you call hunting whales?

a)

Hunting

b)

Whaling

c)

Sailing

d)

Poaching

26.

The name of this animal, which is native to Borneo, means "man of the forest". Can you identify it?

a)

Panda

b)

Orangutan

c)

Pangolin

d)

Marmoset

27.

Almost 50% of this animal's population live in the Eastern Himalayas. Can you guess what it is?

a)

Raccoon

b)

Skunk

c)

Fossa

d)

Red panda

28.

This is the largest animal known to have ever existed. What is it called?

a)

Whale shark

b)

Beluga whale

c)

Blue whale

d)

Baracuda

29.

This animal, which is the smallest of its species, is native to Sumatra. What is it called?

a)

Pangolin

b)

Rhinoceros

c)

Tapir

d)

Kimodo dragon

30.

This animal, a subspecies known as Amur, is native to southeastern Russia and northern China. What type of animal is it?

a)

Leopard

b)

Cougar

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

31.

Which of the following animals is not extinct?

a)

Dodo

b)

Woolly Mammoth

c)

Black Rhinos

d)

Dinosaurs

32.

The Black Rhinoceros is one of the critically endangered species. It is native to...

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Nothern Africa

d)

Southern and Eastern Africa

33.

Which of the following animals is/are endangered?

a)

Monkey

b)

Horse

c)

Asian Elephant

d)

Dog

34.

Is the sea otter endangered?

a)

Yes

b)

No

35.

Now thought of as rare, this endangered short-tailed bird is the largest sea bird in the world.

a)

Condor

b)

Lynx

c)

Albatross

d)

Plover

36.

This solitary, endangered Florida cat is light brown with a gray undercoat. There are only about 150 left.

a)

Wolf

b)

Lynx

c)

Panther

d)

Albatross

37.

This large endangered spotted cat is the largest cat in the Americas. The number remaining is unknown.

a)

Plover

b)

Ocelot

c)

Jaguar

d)

Condor

38.

This endangered animal is the largest member of the dog family. They are still being hunted to extinction.

a)

Wolf

b)

Tiger

c)

Jaguar

d)

Panther

39.

This endangered bird is the largest land bird in North America. There are less than 300 of them left.

a)

Tiger

b)

Condor

c)

Jaguar

d)

Panther

40.

This endangered cat can see small prey up to 250 feet away. Their paws are large, which are perfect for snow.

a)

Plover

b)

Albatross

c)

Ocelot

d)

Lynx