Endangered Species Act

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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NGSS.HS-LS2-7
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a species is in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future, it is considered to be...
remote
re-listed
extinct
endangered
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a species has been removed from the list because of extinction or recovery, it is considered to be...
recovered
extinct
de-listed
replenished
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?
they can feed the animals
they can put the animals in a zoo
they can protect the animal’s habitat
they can take the animal to new habitats
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-7
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT true about the Endangered Species Act
It protects all plants and animals on the endangered species list
It is a law that must be obeyed around the world.
Anyone who harms species covered by this act can receiver a fine ($)
It is enforces by US Fish & Wildlife Service
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-7
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
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