2.5 Habitat Preservation

The elephant population has been reduced to...

• Over 1 million 
• Three quarters of a million
• Fewer than half a million
• One hundred thousand

One reason the African Elephant is going extinct is due to high demand of...

• their ivory tusks. 
• their leathery hides.
• their long snouts. 
• their huge feet. 

What is a habitat? 

• A home built by construction workers. 
• A place where animals go to die. 
• A plant or animal's natural environment. 
• When trees are cleared out to make room for new buildings. 

Which one of these things is a threat to natural habitats? 

• Animalistic takeover
• Weather
• Hunters
• Human Activity

A community of plants and animals and their habitat is known as....

• A Hydrosystem
• An Ecosystem
• A Habitat
• An Environment

If one ecosystem dies, it has no affect surrounding ecosystems. 

• True
• False

Scientists believe that the destruction of the rainforests has led to global climate change. 

• True 
• False

In 1973, Congress passed the __________________________, which protects specific habitats.

• Animal Rights Act
• Act of Morale Apptitude
• Habitats for Humanities Act
• Endangered Species Act

People have begun to _______________, or bring back habitats by planting trees. 

• Restore
• Repair
• Reuse
• Reaffirm