Biodiversity at Risk

Region that has about 50% of the species on earth but is threatened by deforestation.

• Coral Reefs and Coastal Regions

• Island

• Tropical Rainforests

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

• endemic

• exotic

• endangered

• extinct

Forest clearing, farming, and road building are all examples of

• Infrastructure

• Secondary succession

• Habitat loss

• Climate Change

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

In terms of ecology, what is poaching?

• when people hunt wild animals illegally

• eating wild animals

• saving wild animals

• a tasty way to make fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the difference between the mass extinctions of the past and the current mass extinction?

• it isn't happening as fast

• it is caused by humans

• it involves fewer species

• it is only occurring in select areas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Species that are especially prone to extinction have which of the following characteristics?

• they migrate

• they need large habitats

• they need a certain type of food

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an endangered species

• one that is about to become threatened

• one that is about to go extinct

• one that is about to go extinct in only one area

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a threatened species?

• one that is about to become endangered

• one that is about to go extinct

• One that is about to go extinct in one area

• none of these

Which of the following is NOT a way humans are putting species at risk?

• habitat destruction

• Pollution

• Poaching

• Underuse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A species that comes from another country and threatens our native species is called a(n)

• invasive species

• keystone species

• endemic species

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5