Endangered Species Quiz

If a species no longer exists on Earth, it is considered to be...

• new

• endangered

• extinct

• short-listed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If a species is in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future, it is considered to be...

• remote

• re-listed

• extinct

• endangered

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future, it is considered to be...

• prevalent

• threatened

• endangered

• short-listed

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

If a species has been removed from the list because of extinction or recovery, it is considered to be...

• recovered

• extinct

• de-listed

• replenished

The primary causes of extinction (and endangerment and threatened status) is...

• polar ice cap melting

• global warming

• habitat loss and degradation

• burning of fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The act to prevent extinction, recover imperiled plants and animals, and protect the ecosystems on which they depend upon is called...

• The Fossil Fuel Burning Act of 2000

• Congressional Bill 78655

• The Endangered Species Act of 1973

• Project Save

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Polar bears rely almost exclusively on..

• wild game

• human feeding

• swimming

• a calorie-loaded diet of seals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is heating up the Arctic faster than anywhere else?

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Climate Change

• The ozone layer

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

How cute is this polar bear?

• all of the below

• super cute

• cudily cute

• super-duper cute