Biodiversity at Risk and the ESA

A species that is not native to a particular region.

• endemic

• exotic

• endangered

• extinct

Species that are native to and found only within a limited area.

• endemic

• exotic

• endangered

• extinct

A species at risk, but not yet endangered.

• endangered

• exotic

• endemic

• threatened

In what part of the world are the greatest number of extinctions occurring?

• in deserts

• in the Arctic

• in tropical rain forests

• in the Taiga

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

The United States laws that protect endangered species:

• are much weaker than the legal protections in most other countries.

• are considered to be the strongest in the world.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following is not a critical area of biodiversity?

• islands

• tropical rainforests

• savannas

• coastal regions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these is an invasive species?

• beavers

• Atlantic cod

• fire ant

• ash tree

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these has been at risk of extinction?

• beavers

• Asian carp

• ash tree

• tumbleweed

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When does overharvesting occur?

• if it is both resistant and resilient.
• when humans hunt, fish, or harvest a species faster than it can replenish its population
  
• When populations increase rapidly, spread, and displace native species.
• without ample habitat and protection in the wild cloning animals in zoos does little good.

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What is extinction?

• The species is pushed closer to extinction

• the raw material necessary for adaptation to local conditions

• a species that only exists in one particular area in the world/

• When the last member of a species dies.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1