CONSERVATION TEST

Which of the following is causing a mass extinction of wildlife right now?

• Overhunting

• Habitat Loss

• Climate Change

• Invasive Species

• All of the above

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How is the current mass extinction event different from past mass extinctions?

• It is being caused by human activity.

• It is taking longer to happen.

• Only plants are being affected.

• It is being caused by volcanoes.

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Which of the following is an example of a species that went extinct due to overhunting?

• Dodo

• Great Auk

• Melomys

• Koala lemur

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The dodo is an example of how human activity can cause extinctions of other species by...

• ...introducing invasive species to a community.

• ...polluting a habitat.

• ...destroying the natural habitat that species live in.

• ...hunting species to extinction.

• ...causing climate change.

Giant hammerhead sharks are labelled critically endangered by the IUCN. This means that...

• Their population is doing okay.

• There is a risk that they will go extinct, but we should focus on other species.

• They need protection as soon as possible.

• They may become endangered in the next few generations.

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The population size of cheetahs is projected to decline by 30% in the next three generations. What would be the most appropriate conservation status for the IUCN to assign to cheetahs?

• Least Concern

• Critically Endangered

• Endangered

• Vulnerable

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Over the last 40 years, bald eagle populations have increased by more than 700%. This means that bald eagles are...

• ...of least concern.

• ...endangered.

• ...threatened.

• ...vulnerable.

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Currently, the main threat to lions is...

• Habitat loss

• Pollution

• Overhunting

• Invasive species

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Which of the following would be MOST HELPFUL to protect saola from going extinct?

• Reduce the amount of hunting

• Expand the forests that saola live in

• Reduce pollution in the saola's habitat

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Some conservationists have proposed laws to control where boats are allowed to travel in bodies of water. How would a law like this BEST help whale sharks?

• It would make it harder to hunt whale sharks for food.

• It would give whale sharks more space to raise their young.

• It would reduce ocean acidification.

• It would prevent the introduction of invasive species.