Colors, Numbers, & Animals
Biodiversity
Conservation
Animal Conservation
Sea Turtles
100
What is the fourth color in the rainbow?
Green
100
What is biodiversity?
A variety of different types of species coexisting in the same environment.
100
What is conservation?
The prevention of the wasteful/unnecessary usage of resources
100
What is animal conservation?
Protecting animals
100
Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?
On the beach where they were born
200
What is the first two digit number?
10
200
Why is biodiversity important to humans?
Clean air, clean drinking water, quality crops, medicine, clothes, etc.
200
What types of animals benefit from conservation?
All animals can benefit from conservation.
200
What does extinction mean?
When an animal no longer exists on Earth.
200
How many sea turtle species are endangered?
6 out of 7 species
300
What is the first three-digit number?
100
300
Define “habitat”.
A place where living things exist (animals’ home)
300
List 3 types of conservation.
Any 3 of Water/Energy/Resources/Land/Food
300
What happens to pets who are left behind and not fed?
They become malnourished.
300
What determines a sea turtle’s gender?
The temperature of the nest
400
Which of the following is not an animal? Bird, cat, desk, snake.
Desk
400
What are the three main levels of biodiversity?
Variety of genes, species, and environments.
400
What types of animals are being conserved in Costa Rica?
Sea turtles/Sloths/Macaws/Jaguars
400
What is a safe place where people care for animals called?
Sanctuary
400
What are some human activities that endangers sea turtles?
Pollution, fishing, boats, poaching
500
Which of the following colors can you NOT find on a sea turtle? Brown, blue, green, black.
Blue
500
How does biodiversity help prevent mass extinction?
More diverse genes & species = higher chance for more animals to survive a sudden change in the environment.
500
What can you do to help with conservation?
Save energy (e.g. turn off the lights when not needed), save water (e.g. turn off the sink when not needed), and reduce, reuse, recycle.
500
Name an endangered animal.
Pandas, sea turtles, blue whales.
500
How do female sea turtles find their way back to the beach where they were born?
Magnetite particles, which act as an internal GPS system.